Publishing a scientific article is a significant moment in the life of every scientist. Articles are necessary for obtaining degrees and titles, obtaining grants, filing reports, and advancing one's career. What to do if a published article is not credited?
A scientist's academic, teaching, research, and publishing career requires a lot of effort as well as financial and time commitment. However, even if all regulatory requirements are met, a publication may not be credited. If your research paper is not credited, it is important not to lose hope. Let's consider the main reasons and ways to solve this problem.
Reasons for not crediting a research article
1. Incompetence of the people who make the decisions
One of the common reasons why your research paper may not be credited is the incompetence of the people who make the decision. You may fulfil all the regulatory requirements, publish the required number of articles in the relevant journals and score the right number of points. However, you may be rejected, claiming that the article is published in the wrong journal, for example, the edition has the wrong quartile or direction.
In such cases, decision-makers often rely on subjective judgement rather than on regulations. For example, they may insist that an article should be published only in journals of a certain field or only in journals with the second or third quartile. Although according to the normative documents the main thing is that the article should be published in Scopus or Web of Science databases.
2. Incorrectly filled out report
Incorrect references to articles or incorrect format of the report often become reasons for not crediting a scientific publication. Even if the article itself fulfils all the requirements, technical errors in the report can cast doubt on your work. In case of errors in the report, most often you will be asked to make corrections and resubmit the document. This is not a critical case, but it is important to pay attention to details to avoid delays and extra work.
3. Publication of a scientific article in predatory journals
Often the reason for not crediting a scientific article is publication in the so-called predatory journals, which are divided into predatory journals, clone journals and faq journals. In such cases, the author receives confirmation of successful publication and indexing, although in fact the article is not in scientific databases. As a consequence, it may not be credited as it will not be included in authoritative scientific metrics platforms such as Scopus or Web of Science.
4. Publication in conference proceedings
One of the mistakes made by scientists is publishing in conference proceedings, which is not credited. It should be noted that only publications in scientific periodicals are counted.
What to do if the publication of a scientific article is not credited?
In accordance with the above reasons for not crediting a scientific article, we have prepared some tips on what you can do in such cases.
- Submit an official request with a demand to explain the reason for the refusal.
- Analyse the response and, if the rejection is unjustified, appeal the decision in court.
- Correct the report according to the requirements and resubmit it.
- New publication of a scientific article in a verified and high-quality journal.
- Careful selection of scientific journal, check indexing.
- Start the publication process in advance.
Recall that in our previous article we looked at what kind of scientific publications are necessary for a successful defence of a doctoral and PhD dissertation.
Careful preparation, attention to detail and co-operation with specialists will help to avoid these problems and contribute to successful publication. In case of rejection or non-enrolment, do not lose hope and despair. Perseverance and attentiveness are key factors for success in scientific endeavours.
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