Retraction Watch Tracking retractions as a window into the scientific process Authorship for sale: Some journals willing to add authors to papers they didn’t write

That’s right — some journals are willing to add authors to papers they didn’t write, often for a fee. This realization comes from one of the many sting experiments we’ve witnessed over the years, designed to expose the perils of the publishing industry, in which some journals will claim to peer review and publish any manuscript for a fee — no matter how nonsensical the content. Pravin Bolshete, a medical writer and researcher from India, wanted to explore a different side of predatory publishing — would journals agree to add a fictional author to a manuscript he/she didn’t write? 

Link: http://retractionwatch.com/2017/09/13/authorship-sale-journals-willing-add-authors-papers-didnt-write/

Campus placements at engineering colleges are undergoing a big change

Campus placements and available job roles for engineering college graduates are going through a big change, given the emergence of a variety of new technologies that are disrupting every industry.

The soaring demand for jobs in big data and analytics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital marketing, and mobile and software development, is pushing companies to offer these roles to those coming out of college campuses.These were roles that were earlier offered primarily to mid-level professionals

Link: http://www.gadgetsnow.com/tech-news/campus-placements-at-engineering-colleges-is-undergoing-a-big-change/articleshow/60879261.cms

Students, faculty will now pay a heavy price for plagiarism

For students, the punishment could range from losing credits to cancellation of their registration.Guilty faculty could face cancellation of registration and no increments.

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has come out with draft rules to make it difficult for students, researchers and the faculty at higher education institutes to plagiarise assignments, projects, theses, research work and dissertations.

Link: http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Hans/2017-09-28/Students-faculty-will-now-pay-a-heavy-price-for-plagiarism/329806