Background Medical tourism suffers from the lack of a consensus regarding the involved categories. This study aimed to address this gap from the academic disciplines and publications perspective. Methods Totally 1954 citations were identified through a formula of keyword search of SCOPUS. In order to classify the various subject areas, we followed the international standard classification of ...

Scholars and policy-makers have expressed concerns about the crediting of coauthors in research publications. Most such problems fall into one of two categories, excluding deserving contributors or including undeserving ones. But our research shows that there is no consensus on "deserving" or on what type of contribution suffices for co-authorship award. Our study uses qualitative data, includi...

The future of subject librarianship is being challenged by technological advances and funding pressures. Questionnaires were used to collect data about the roles, relationships and competencies of 32 subject/liaison librarians supporting three disciplines in ten UK universities. The survey showed that postholders were undertaking a wide range of activities, with academic liaison and information...

College students in STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) disciplines are increasingly faced with highly competitive and demanding degree programs and are at risk of academic overconfidence. Following from theory and research highlighting the psychological and developmental risks of unrealistic expectations, the present exploratory study evaluated the longitudinal effects of a mo...

BACKGROUND The UK Society for Academic Primary Care (SAPC) is re-examining the sustainability of careers in academic primary care (APC). The motivation for this is a number of significant changes within the context of APC since the last such investigation (SAPC, 2003). It is now timely to review the current situation. METHODS As a first phase, semi-structured interviews were undertaken with 1...

Forensic computing (FC) is an emerging academic discipline that is difficult to define. This paper attempts to define taxonomy and interrelationships between specific academic and scientific disciplines involved. First, it provides a review of recent forensic computing literature and presents a taxonomy of the emerging field based on the contributions of authors from a number of disciplines inc...

How academic disciplines are constituted and the related professional development must be viewed within their wider social, political and economic aspects. When studying the organisation, transformation and spheres of influence of professions, the Development Ecology model provides a tool for understanding the encounter between societal, organisational and individual dimensions, a continual mee...

This paper examines the use of digital resources by academic staff in a single UK University and its influence on academic practice over a two to three year period. The paper describes two linked studies that address several of the themes regarding the impact of electronic resources identified in this special edition. In particular it provides findings that contribute to our understanding of ch...

The Virtual Corporation is a research initiative at Arizona State University that introduces multidisciplinary, concurrent-design techniques into the undergraduate engineering curriculum. Sponsored by the ARPA Technology Reinvestment Program and supported by industrial partners, The Virtual Corporation offers participants a unique opportunity to work with students from several academic discipli...