Citation counting is encouraging cheating in Iran

Iran’s child-bearing directive is a threat to public health

The banning of scientific messages about risks in pregnancy is yet another damaging imposition on academia, says Roohola Ramezani

By Roohola Ramezani

26 May

A crow perched on a sign in Tehran, symbolising stolen authorship

A student’s death has highlighted Iran’s dubious publication ethics

Students often have no choice but to include professors who have had no input into papers as co-authors, says Roohola Ramezani

By Roohola Ramezani

7 March

‘Blind growth’ of Iran’s universities ‘worsened’ high unemployment

Academics worry that more middle-class families will reconsider university as usefulness of degrees cast into doubt

By Pola Lem

7 June

A no entry sign next to an Iranian flag symbolising restricted academic freedom

Do Iranian scholars actually want academic freedom?

Restrictions are partly due to a stilted academic culture in which criticism is uncomfortable, says Roohola Ramezani

By Roohola Ramezani

12 January

Reader's comments (1)

#1 Submitted by samir.hachani on June 21, 2023 - 6:26pm

We as Global South researchers face multiple obstacles in our daily work.Governments add to this hardship by promoting shaddy research.When I read this article , it reminded me of what is happening in Algeria where the Ministry of higher eductaion churn out stupid policies that has made research simply a joke. With AI , things will get worse.....

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