PUBLICATION ETHICS: GLOBAL ISSUE, REGIONAL CHALLENGES by Behrooz Astaneh, Muhammad Irfan, Sarah Masoumi

“…Publication ethics is central to academic publishing. Publication ethics is an umbrella term encompassing all ethical issues related to scientific publication, ranging from research misconducts such as duplicate publication and guest authorship to research frauds such as data fabrication and plagiarism.1-3 Contrary to the common notion, it is not only the duty of the authors to abide by the guiding principles of publication ethics but responsibility also lies with the authors; editors; reviewers; and publishers, for the appropriate handling of scientific data and should adhere to ethical guidelines of academic research.4 Since ethics is a decision making tool for any course of action and is thus the requirement for human life, it is also a fundamental aspect of research and publication because ignoring it affects the integrity of research, wastes funds and resources, and harms the research community by damaging the reputation of researchers, editors, and institutions.5,6 Moreover, the participants, the general public and the policy makers may be harmed by fraudulent published to address ethical challenges that are faced by the whole research community. 10,19,20 For authors, the organization of courses for improvement in the proficiency in English writing can be useful since the authors from non-English speaking countries often complain of their shortcomings in appropriately phrasing their expression without crossing the boundaries of publication ethics.21 Professional medical writers can also play their role to help such authors but a careful look at the conduct may be required and the internationally made guidelines need to be pragmatically implemented in this region.22-24 For Editors, there can be some solutions to the ethical dilemmas, they face.25 Train the Trainer programs, investing in editors to disseminate the knowledge related to publications and related ethical issues have been useful.26,27 A two year diploma course in Medical Journalism, running in Shiraz University of Medical Sciences is another unique and successful example of promoting awareness of Publication Ethics.28 Another opening for editors to improve their skills in all aspects of their job as an editor including their knowledge and practice of dealing with publication ethics is to create prospects of internship with reputed national and international journals.29,30 All these methods have been successfully used in the past and can be used regularly. …”
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A Feel for the Game: AI, Computer Games and Perceiving Perception by Marc Ouellette, Steven Conway

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Scale-dependent effects of summer density on autumn mass in reindeer by Øystein Holand, Anders Aa. Ims, Robert B. Weladji

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Snow conditions and usability value of pastureland for semi-domesticated reindeer (<em>Rangifer tarandus tarandus</em>) in northern boreal forest area by Jouko Kumpula, Alfred Colpaert

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Implementasi Program “Menjelajah Desa Menjemput Pajak” Pada Kantor Badan Pendapatan Kabupaten Langkat” by Dwi Nur Anisya Putri, Badaruddin Badaruddin, Abdul Kadir

“…Kebijakan publik era globalisasi (teori, proses dan studi kasus kompratif), Yogyakarta: CAPC (Center Of Academic Publishing ServiceWinarsih, S.A. & Ratminto. (2012). …”
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E-publishing and multimodalities by Yngve Nordkvelle

“…Although pioneers of e-publishing suggested various areas where academic publishing could be expanded on, the opportunities given are scarsely used. …”
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Editorial Vol-1-Issue-2-2005 by Yngve Nordkvelle

“…Since the last issue our journal has received acceptance as a peer-reviewed journal from the Norwegian Council for Higher Education, meaning that Norwegian academics publishing here will be awarded the same credentials as for publishing in ordinary printed journals. …”
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Reindeer and caribou (<em>Rangifer tarandus</em>) response towards human activities by Eigil Reimers, Jonathan E. Colman

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The effects of human disturbance on the activity of wild reindeer in different physical condition by Terje Skogland, Beate Grøvan

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Effects of forest fertilization on nitrate and crude protein content in some important reindeer forage species by Gustaf Åhman, Birgitta Åhman

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Evaluation of Efficiency and Returns to Scale of Resin Chemical Industry Supply Chain using Crisp and Fuzzy Data Envelopment by Faranak Hosseinzadeh Saljooghi, Amir Rahimi

“…</em>Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers. Kao, C., & Hwang, S. N. (2008). "Efficiency decomposition in two-stage data envelopment analysis: An application to non-life insurance companies in Taiwan". …”
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A PRELIMINARY STUDY OF INVESTIGATING OF COMPOUND GROUP CONTAINED IN ETHANOLIC EXTRACT OF MAHAGONY (Swietenia mahagoni L. Jacq.) SEEDS RELATED TO Α-GLUCOSIDASE INHIBITION by Anjar Purba Asmara

“…Allahabad: Kluwer Academic Publishers. Dewanjee, S., Maiti, A., Das, A.K., Mandal, S.C., and Dey, S.P. 2009. …”
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The role of seasonal migration in the near-total loss of caribou on south-central Canadian Arctic Islands by Frank L. Miller, Samuel J. Barry, Wendy A. Calvert

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Socio-cognitive Factors Affecting the Optimal Performance of Groups for the Protection and Exploitation of Water Resources in Isfahan Province by Ali Ghanbari Barzian, Darush Rahemi, Ali Seraj Hamdani

“…People and the environment: A sudy of environmental attitudes and behavior in Iran. Lambert Academic Publishing.- Schultz, P. W., Shriver, C., Tabanico, J. …”
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Empowerment of Informal Settlements with Emphasis on Desirable Urban Governance Indicators (Case Study: Informal Settlements of Tabriz metropolis) by Darioush Nowin, Ebrahim Taghavi, Bakhtyar Ezzatpanah

“…Tehran: Center of Academic Publishing.- Barabadi, M. (2002). Marginalization: A phenomenon as old as urbanization. …”
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A model for analyzing influence of timber production on lichens for reindeer grazing by Olof Eriksson, Mats Sandewall, Erik Wilhelmsson

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