The controversy surrounding UPM's publication of a historically inaccurate paper about Malay maritime history has raised discussions on the lengths that universities and academics will go for a KPI. We speak to Associate Professor Dr. Emma Mohamad, Deputy Dean of Research & Innovation at the Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities, UKM on the many facets of the issue. From publish-or-perish to predatory journals, we probe the issues that are compromising academic integrity.



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The controversy surrounding UPM's publication of a historically inaccurate paper about Malay maritime history has raised discussions on the lengths that universities and academics will go for a KPI. We speak to Associate Professor Dr. Emma Mohamad, Deputy Dean of Research &amp; Innovation at the Faculty of Social Sciences &amp; Humanities, UKM on the many facets of the issue. From publish-or-perish to predatory journals, we probe the issues that are compromising academic integrity.Image Credit: Shutterstock

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We get the&nbsp;inside&nbsp;story&nbsp;on the major headline of the day, exploring different facets and perspectives to gain deeper insight.

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We get the inside story on the major headline of the day, exploring different facets and perspectives to gain deeper insight.

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