background: this study was done to determine the prevalence of publication misconduct among iranian authors. methods: data were collected through an email survey of corresponding authors of papers published in iranian journals indexed in scopus during 2009-2011. using the double list experiment, these individuals were indirectly questioned about committing one of the five misconducts including ...

this descriptive-survey study aims to identify the problems of publishing scientific journals in state universities and islamic azad universities. statistical population includes all academic journals the data of which is registered in www.magiran.com. required information were collected using a questionnaire. results of this research indicate that the problems of publishing scientific journals...

OBJECTIVE To characterize and quantify barriers towards the publication of academic drug trials. STUDY DESIGN We identified academic drug trials approved during a 3-year period (2004-2007) by the Danish Medicines Agency. We conducted a survey among the trial sponsors to describe the rates of initiation, completion, and publication, and the reasons for the failure to reach each of these milest...

Publication of Results of Abstracts Presented atMedical Education Conferences Conferences represent an important forum for presentation of scholarly activity; however, dissemination beyond meeting registrants is limited. Peer-reviewed publication facilitates knowledge translation,1 and failure to publish may lead to unnecessary duplication and publication bias that can compromise future scholar...

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