Research and Publication Ethics: Practical Tips for Researchers - Softcover

Pandikattu, Kuruvilla

Softcover

ISBN 10: 8199336862 ISBN 13: 9788199336865

Publisher: Feelfirst Publishing, 2026

Synopsis

Research and Publication Ethics offers a principled, practice-oriented guide to ethical scholarship, grounded in philosophy and attentive to the everyday realities of research and publishing. Written for doctoral scholars, early-career researchers, faculty members, and research administrators, the book treats ethics not as a checklist for compliance but as a formative discipline rooted in truth, dignity, and trust. It advances a clear core claim: research is sacred work-an ethical covenant between investigators and participants, authors and readers, institutions and society.

Developed from a long-running course taught to FPM/Ph.D. scholars at XLRI, the book bears the imprint of classroom debate, case discussion, and reflective practice. It moves deliberately from first principles to daily procedures. The opening chapters clarify why philosophy matters to research, examining concepts of reality, evidence, logic, and value that underlie all scholarly methods. Subsequent chapters address scientific conduct and publication ethics in detail, including study design, data stewardship, honest reporting, authorship norms, peer review, conflicts of interest, reproducibility, and remedies for misconduct.

A distinctive feature of the book is its sustained engagement with the Indian research context. Ethical challenges arising from linguistic diversity, community-based research, unequal access to infrastructure, and intense publication pressures are addressed with practical guidance and proportionate safeguards. The text aligns closely with the University Grants Commission's syllabus on Research and Publication Ethics and is structured as a teachable, examinable module, complete with case-based reasoning, procedural checklists, and classroom-ready units.

The later chapters extend ethics into practice through focused labs on plagiarism and integrity tools, open access publishing choices, databases and research metrics, discovery and documentation workflows, and responsible visibility. Throughout, the emphasis remains on clarity of claims, fairness in credit and evaluation, and the moral necessity of repair through correction, re-analysis, or retraction when errors occur. From foundational philosophy to hands-on ethical decision-making, the book aims to cultivate researchers who can think clearly, act justly, and sustain public trust in scholarship.

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About the Author

Kuruvilla Pandikattu Joseph SJ is a Jesuit priest of the Dumka-Raiganj Province and Chair Professor (Emeritus) at XLRI Xavier School of Management. Professor Pandikattu's academic journey has been marked by a sustained engagement with both the sciences and the humanities. In 1996, he began serving as Professor of Physics, Philosophy, and Religion at Jnana Deepa, Pune, where he contributed significantly to interdisciplinary scholarship.Holding three master's degrees and two doctorates in Philosophy and Theology, he has emerged as a leading voice in science-religion dialogue, philosophical anthropology, and transhumanism. His work reflects a consistent effort to build conversations across disciplines while remaining rooted in rigorous scholarship.Over the course of his career, he has authored 37 books, edited 33 volumes, and published more than 240 scholarly articles. He has organised over 25 national and international conferences and has participated in more than 100 academic events across 25 countries. In addition, he has served on the editorial boards of five academic journals.

Edition details

• Publisher: Feelfirst Publishing
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8199336862
• ISBN 13: 9788199336865
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 322