CREI Holds 19th In-Campus Seminar
Ethiopian Civil Service University (ECSU), Center for Research in Ethics and Integrity (CREI) held its 19th in-campus Seminar on February 18, 2022, at ECSU Diplomacy Hall. The seminar was held under the theme of “Current Issues and Global Trends in Scientific Integrity: Facts and Recommendations for ECSU Academic Staff Members”
At the opening of the seminar, Dr. Alemayehu Debebe ,Vice President for Research and Community Service ,welcomed the participants and the resource person, Dr. Solomon Binor for his being with the ECSU community to share his experiences in relation to the scientific research-related issues. It is not only one – day seminar, but also continuous in a number of ways and the University continues its scholarly relation with the resource person, Dr. Alemayehu said.
The speaker in the seminar, Dr. Solomon Binor explained major global trends in relation to scientific research integrity and the importance of respecting professional ethics and adherence to professional values, standards and practices. He also underlined the significance of objectivity and honesty in scientific research ethics and the impacts of disrespecting them on overall aspects of the research outcomes and the society. With regard to the current issues in scientific integrity, Dr. Solomon noted that the academic community has to be careful of predatory publishing; that is write- only publishing or misleading publishing with the ultimate objective of making money and abuses scientific works. African researchers are more affected by these predatory journals Dr. Solomon added.
According to him, Hijacked journals, duplicate or fake webs created by malicious parties and criminals and unethical publishing which is related to excessive publishing by the editorial boards in own journey, excessive co-citation, gift authorship for non-concerned body, etc. are major issues that the researchers need to pay due attentions.
Finally, Dr. Solomon recommended using only the legal and authentic publication platforms like SCOPUS and web of science journal. He also recommended institution leaders work on awareness creation for researchers in their institutions about the predatory publications and warning them against illegitimate publications and developing cohesive recommendations on publication integrity.
Dr. Solomon has more than twenty five years of research related experiences and is currently working as Director General for Science and Research Affairs at Ministry of Education. He is currently in charge of overseeing the science and research related activities of higher education institutions in Ethiopia, participating in setting policies and strategies that enhance science, science culture, research, and research ethics in Ethiopia.
Source: Ethiopian Civil Service University