RESEARCH & PUBLICATION CLINIC

The two major problems faced by researchers in the current environment are to secure a grant and publish a paper in a reputable journal. When all is said and done, both must be conducted for various feasible reasons. There is then the big question of whether using a significant amount of text/data from a grant proposal in a manuscript that you want to publish or vice versa is self-plagiarism? : if you submit your previously used text in a setting that requires only original (i.e., first-time use) text, and you have not attributed the original source clearly and delineated the quoted text, then you are guilty of self-plagiarism. This depends entirely on the policy of wherever you are submitting to. For example, many conferences state that previously used text can be used if it was from a "non-archival" publication. Then, they (hopefully) define what "non-archival" means to them. . Technically, proposals are the property of the proposers and a publisher could, hypot...

Writing a good research paper and getting it published can be quite a long process. It may not be the end after you have written and submitted your paper... Writing a good research paper (good quality of the content of the paper) and, without language and grammar errors important to avoid rejection from journal publishers. However, if you have received your paper from the reviewers advising rewriting the paper, then it should be done meticulously. Your academic reputation is important, so take the time to keep it intact. Only when we know why we’re rewriting it can we figure out what needs to be done: Make a list of reviewers’ comments and suggestions, address each one of the comments; and if you feel that a comment is wrong, politely explain why you feel you are correct and the reviewer is not. Update your work with new facts and findings and discuss with your supervisor and peers. Look at various good papers in your discipline/topic to get ideas on the scope, look at specific...