Bibliometric analysis is a well-established approach to quantitatively assess scholarly
productivity. However, there have been few assessments of research productivity on …

Objective Despite the popularity of peer-assisted learning (PAL), existing literature has not
shown enough evidence that can validate its impact on students' active learning. This meta …

Objective To describe prominent authorship positions held by women and the overall
percentage of women co-authoring manuscripts submitted during the covid-19 pandemic …

Background Despite a rapid rise of use of social media in medical disciplines, uncertainty
prevails among healthcare professionals for providing medical content on social media …

Background Virtual reality (VR) research probes stress environments that are infeasible to
create in the real world. However, because research simulations are applied to narrow …

Abstract➢ Natural language processing with large language models is a subdivision of
artificial intelligence (AI) that extracts meaning from text with use of linguistic rules, statistics …

There is a substantial body of scientific literature on the use of third-party services (TPS) by
academics to assist as “publication consultants” in scholarly publishing. TPS provide a wide …

The emergence of predatory journals is a global threat for scientific integrity, particularly in
under-resourced settings such as low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). A bilingual …

Abstract Background Randomized clinical trials (RCTs) are experiencing a crisis of
confidence in their trustworthiness. Although a comprehensive literature search yielded …

Pressures to publish, perverse incentives, financial interest and gender are amongst the
most commonly discussed risk factors for scientific misconduct. However, evidence of their …