Challenges for Authors and Publishers in Scientific Journal

Scientific journal publishers and omitted citations in bibliometric databases: Any relationship?

. Introduction and literature review Bibliometric databases, like any database, are not free from errors. Despite the improved accuracy over the past ten ears – probably due to the systematic employ of automatic tools for correcting errors in cited article lists by editors and atabase administrators (Adam, 2002) – the problem is far from being solved. This is proven by (i) several recent articl...

Authors, Publishers, and Public Goods: Trading Gold for Dross

Scientific Authority in Health Sciences; Challenges and Solutions

Background: The perspective of scientific authority in Iran, by the year 1435, requires a growing strong generation with a sense of self-esteem, academic endeavor and responsible in today's competitive world. Strategic planning of human resources and education of youth with talent, commitment, vitality and hope requires a national will along with adequate resources. The aim of this study was to...

Index Factors for Assessing the Scientific Journal Validity, It's Articles and Their Authors

The transition from the 20th to the 21st century was one of the most dynamic periods in the history of science and scientific journals. Numerous articles are almost entirely prepared in electronic form, so the creation of many databases with full texts become relatively easy problem to solve. A large number of the journals appeared in form of open access in electronic form available for end use...

passivity in waiting for godot and endgame: a psychoanalytic reading

this study intends to investigate samuel beckett’s waiting for godot and endgame under the lacanian psychoanalysis. it begins by explaining the most important concepts of lacanian psychoanalysis. the beckettian characters are studied regarding their state of unconscious, and not the state of consciousness as is common in most beckett studies. according to lacan, language plays the sole role in ...