Useful Links:
Article Processing Charges (APC)
Bharatavani – Central Institute of Indian Languages
Citation indices/ Citation metrics
How to cite?/ How to cite?/ How to cite?
National Education Policy (NEP) 2020
Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
Open Access Theses and Dissertations
Open Licenses/ Creative Commons Licenses
ShodhGanga (A Reservoir of Indian Theses)
ShodhGangotri: Repository of Indian Research in Progress details
Useful MOOCs
Our researchers may explore, enroll and learn various research related Courses on the different MOOC platforms*:
Research Methodology (General)
Understanding Research Methods/ by University of London/ on Coursera
Research Methodology/ by IISER Kolkata/ on SWAYAM
Research Methodology (Subject-specific)
Introduction to Social Research Methods/ by University of Edinburgh/ on edX
Research Ethics
Research Ethics/ by Central University of Himachal Pradesh on SWAYAM
Research Data Analysis
Introduction to Statistical Analysis/ by CEMCA on mooc4dv.org
Analysing Data with Excel/ by IBM on edX
Data Analysis Tools/ by Wesleyan University on Coursera
Useful Materials
Documents
Good Academic and Research Practices/ UGCAcademic Integrity and Research Quality/ UGC
Assessing research: the slippery slope/ Current Science
India’s Fight Against Predatory Journals: An Interview with Professor Bhushan Patwardhan/ The Scholarly Kitchen
UGC-CARE initiative to promote research quality, integrity and publication ethics / Current Science
Guidelines for Research Ethics in the Social Sciences, Law and the Humanities/ National Committees for Research Ethics in Norway
Guidelines for Ethics in Research and in Governance/ CSIR
Publishing Ethics for journals: A guide for Editors-in-Chief, Associate Editors, and Managing Editors/ Springer
Talks (Videos)
Introduction of Publication ethics and Scientific Writing/ Bhushan Patwardhan
Publication ethics – COPE, WAME and ICMJE initiatives/ Peush Sahni
Publication Ethics/ C H Shashidharan
Publication Ethics/ Sirshendu
Misconduct in Science/ Howard Schachman
Plagiarism, fabrication and falsification/ Sanjay Pai
Plagiarism – Why students do it and how you can help/ Jeanne Lambert
Consequences of Plagiarism/
Publication ethics: SPPU Initiatives/ Shubhada Nagarkar
Science Ethics and Regulations: An Editor’s Perspective/ S C Lakhotia
Ethics in competitive research/ Praveen Chaddah
Publisher’s role and perspective/ Surabhi Shukla
Introduction to article types, structure, registries and EQUATOR network/ Girish Tillu
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Wikipedia is open to all, the research underpinning it should be too
Assessing research: the slippery slope
Choosing a flight free PhD – 3 Strategies for successful grounded doctoral study
Predatory journals: no definition, no defence
Why India is striking back against predatory journals
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