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Information Ethics, Publishing And Plagiarism Among Academics, Philip Chike Aghadiuno, Simon Shachia Oryila
Information Ethics, Publishing And Plagiarism Among Academics, Philip Chike Aghadiuno, Simon Shachia Oryila
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
The need for academics to be authority in their fields of specialisation is a fundamental requirement of the academic life. Yet, some academics do not wish to undergo the rigorous career path to excellence in teaching and research. Other younger academics wish to but do not know how to go about it. It is in the light of this that this article examines the inter-relationship between information ethics, publishing and plagiarism in the life of an academic. It also examines the gains of a productive academic life and how failure to publish or uphold ethical conduct in research or publishing …
Open Access And Self-Publishing In The Academic Communication: A Case Study, Vimal Kumar, Dhanya P
Open Access And Self-Publishing In The Academic Communication: A Case Study, Vimal Kumar, Dhanya P
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
Commercial publishing houses dominate the academic publishing sector, and they discourage the sharing culture to protect business interests. Authors and institutions have no control over the publishing processes and lost the copyright on the works after publishing. The traditional model of publishing gives more financial commitment to authors. Self-publishing gives full control to the authors over the publishing processes. Open Access model gives the publications faster impact and greater user engagement. This article shares the experience of self-publishing an Open Access book in a higher education institution.
Impact Of Indigenous Publishing On Educational Development In Nigeria: A Case Study Of Selected Publishers In Ibadan, Susanah O. Tomomowo-Ayodele Mrs.
Impact Of Indigenous Publishing On Educational Development In Nigeria: A Case Study Of Selected Publishers In Ibadan, Susanah O. Tomomowo-Ayodele Mrs.
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
Four publishing companies in Ibadan were sampled to determine their impact on availability and accessibility of indigenous books in Nigeria educational sector, the impact of indigenous publishing on educational development in Nigeria, constraints to indigenous publishing in Nigeria and ways of promoting indigenous publishing in Nigeria. A survey of quantitative method was conducted with questionnaire as data gathering instrument. The population of study was 100 being the sum of 25 respondents randomly selected from each publishing company. Frequency counts and percentages were adopted for data analysis. Results showed that that indigenous books are available and accessible in Nigeria education sector, …
Journal Packing Density Of Subject Disciplines At The Continental Level: A Study, Ramesh Pandita, Shivendra Singh Dr.
Journal Packing Density Of Subject Disciplines At The Continental Level: A Study, Ramesh Pandita, Shivendra Singh Dr.
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
Purpose: -The present study has been undertaken with the view to assess the Journal Packing Density (JPD) of research journals published in different subject disciplines across different continents of the world. The study evaluates the average number of research articles published in each volume of a research journal published in a particular subject discipline. The other aspects evaluated in the study include, the subject disciplines with leading JPD at the continental level, the existing difference in the JPD among subject disciplines at the continental level, leading subject disciplines having maximum JPD at the global level and more. An overall …