Preface

Chapter 1 – Philosophy and Ethics

1.1 Understanding Philosophy and Research

1.2 An Introduction of Indian Philosophy

1.3 Evolution of Philosophy

1.4 Need of Philosophy in Research

1.5 Branches of Philosophy

1.6 Metaphysics

1.7 Philosophy of Metaphysics

1.8 Philosophy of Axiology

1.9 Epistemology

1.10 Types of Epistemologies

1.11 Ethics

1.12 Moral Judgement

1.13 Nature of Moral Judgements and Reactions

1.14 Need to Moral Consciousness

1.15 Types of Moral Consciousness

1.16 Learning of Moral Judgement and Ethics from Indian Scriptures

1.17 From Scripture

1.18 Learnings from Ramayana

1.19 Learning from Guru Granth Sahib

1.20 Learning from Quran Sharif

Questions to Ponder

Chapter 2 – Scientific Conduct

2.1 Ethics with Respect to Science, Social Science and Research

2.2 Researchers Responsibilities

2.3 Intellectual Research Honesty and Research Integrity

2.4 Scientific Misconducts

2.5 Plagiarism and Types

2.6 Falsification

2.7 Fabrication

2.8 Redundant Publications Duplicate and Overlapping Publications and Issues of Salami Slicing

2.9 Selective Reporting and Misrepresentation of Data

2.10 Supporting the Integrity in Research

Questions to Ponder

Chapter 3 – Publications Ethics

3.1 Understanding Publication Ethics

3.2 Importance of Publication Ethics

3.3 Responsibility of Authors

3.4 Responsibilities of Publishers

3.5 Roles and Responsibility of Editors

3.6 Best Practices in Research

3.7 COPE

3.8 WAME [World Association of Medical Editors]

3.9 Conflicts of Interest

3.10 Research and Publication Misconduct

3.11 Regulating Misconduct in Research

3.12 Types of Misconduct

3.13 Predatory Publishers and Journals

3.14 What are Predatory Journals

3.15 Conclusion

Questions to Ponder

Chapter 4 – Open Access Publishing

4.1 Introduction to Open Access Publications

4.2 Need of Open Access Publication

4.3 Process to Use Open Access Research

4.4 SHERPA/ RoMEO Online Resource to Check Publisher Copyright & Self-archiving Policies

4.5 What is SHERPA and How does it Works

4.6 RoMEO Online Resource (Rights Metadata for Open Archiving)

4.7 Self-archiving Policies

4.8 Examples of Self Archiving Policies (Adapted from Respective Publisher Home Site as they are Open Accessed)

4.9 Software’s to Identify Predatory Publications Developed by SPPU

4.10 Journal Finder / Journal Suggestion Tools

4.11 Technological Facilitation and Ethical Research: ChatGPT and Research Applications

4.12 Aspects of Open AI

4.13 Applications of ChatGPT in Research

4.14 Types of GPT Models

4.15 Other Advantages of ChatGPT for Research

4.16 Constraints of ChatGPT

4.17 Conclusion

Questions to Ponder

Chapter 5 – Publication Misconduct

5.1 Introduction to Publication Misconduct

5.2 Need of Understanding Publication Misconduct

5.3 Reasons of Publication Misconduct

5.4 Types of Publication Misconduct

5.5 Strategies for Controlling Misconduct in Research

5.6 Conflicts of Interest as an Ethical Issue

5.7 Technology and Misconduct Control

5.8 Plagiarism Identifiable Software

5.9 Urkund

5.10 News and Events of Misconduct in Research Reported Incidents Across Disciplines

Questions to Ponder

Chapter 6 – Databases and Research Metrics

6.1 Introduction to Research Databases and Research Metrics

6.2 Why to Use a Research Database?

6.3 History of Database Evolution

6.4 Types of Databases

6.5 Types of Indexing for Journals

6.6 Searching Strategies in Database

6.7 Understanding Research Metrics

6.8 Support Facts for Understanding Citations

Questions to Ponder

References

Prof. (Dr.) Sanjeev Bansal is the Additional Pro Vice Chancellor, Dean of FMS, and Director ofAmity Business School (ABS),Amity University. With a Ph.D. and D. Litt. in Decision Sciences, his research focuses on spirituality, management, and quality of work life. Under his leadership, ABS has ranked among India’s top 10 business schools for seven years. He has authored 50 books, published over 225 research papers, guided 28 research scholars.

Prof. (Dr.) Vijit Chaturvedi, a professor at Amity Business School, holds a doctorate from Agra University and an MBA in HR. With 22 years of academic and corporate experience, she has authored 10 books and conducted research on leadership, competency mapping, and employee engagement.