Open Scholarship Invited Talks

Open Science Talks

Open Science recommendations by the UNESCO are to enhance the knowledge of the people by implementing open science principles through the scientific community. Open Educational Resources (OER) and Open Access Publications are part of it. For the promotion, awareness and to sensitize about related components I am delivering/sharing my views and experiences with the knowledge society.

Here, on this page I have included my recent activities for the open Science and its promotion.

  • Two weeks ‘Research and Publication Ethics’ course for scientist trainees at the Inter University Accelerator Centre (IUAC), New Delhi (from 25th June to 9th July 2023).

It was a two-weeks ‘Research and Publication Ethics’ course for scientist trainees at the Inter University Accelerator Centre (IUAC), New Delhi, in accordance with the UGC guidelines and course content. The participants were introduced to new possibilities and emerging trends in publications, as well as the importance of scientometric studies. Additionally, the course covered topics such as search engine optimization of research articles, different types of open access, the importance of copyright and licenses, and the role of scientific blogging, Altmetrics, and PlumX tools in research.

research integrity IUAC New Delhi

Maintaining research integrity, quality publications, and research visibility remains the purpose of any institution. Therefore, it is important to strike a balance between these factors. Individuals should remain aware and able to judge ethical and unethical practices. These topics were discussed with case studies involving authorships, fabrications, falsification, and plagiarism. The importance of post-review and the reasons behind research article retractions were also examined, with live examples from sources such as Retraction Watch and PubPeer.

I would like to mention one thing based on personal observations: this is not just a course, but also a responsibility to sensitize the community and individuals about the importance of moral values. All lectures were recorded for MOOC course purposes. Thanks to the team and organizer to give full time for this purpose.

  1. ONLINE WORKSHOP ON E-CONTENT DEVELOPMENT: A COMPILATION OF BEST PRACTICES -March 16, 2022 at 11:00AM.

I have taken the opportunity to share my views and experiences in this workshop with the scientific community. It was organized by Integrated Association of Medical, Basic and Social Scientists (IAMBSS) together with the Department of Biotechnology, Maharishi Markendeshwar (Deemed to Be) University, Mullana, Ambala.

e content workshop Mullana

In this workshop more than 170 participants has joined the session and appreciated by all along with the organizers.Key points that I had covered in this presentations were;

  1. Why do we need to create the E-Content?
  2. What are pre-planning requirements?
  3. How we can use copyright and License info to create the e-content?

Dr. Ujjawal Sharma, President, IAMBSS and Dr. Bunty Sharma, Department of Biotechnology, MMDU organized it very well.

Recent Open Scholarship Invited Talks

  1. An invited talk on title “Best Practices of Academic Publishing: Journals Establishment”. The UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, Panjab University, Chandigarh organized a workshop on “Research Publication: Developing a Professional Approach” on 03.03.2022 for faculty members associated with research publications (Journals Editors) in face to face mode.
  1. An invited talk on title “Space, Earth, and Human Body: Role & Applications of the Magnetic Field” on the National Science Day event dated 26th Feb 2022. The Department of Applied Sciences, Chitkara University, Punjab in collaboration with the Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) and Institution Innovation Council (IIC) organized a National Science Day event on 26th Feb 2022.
  1. Department of Applied Physics and Ballistics, Fakir Mohan University, Balasore, Odisha organized Lecture series-II on Research Publication and Ethics from 7th February 2022 to 28th February 2022. The Series will be inaugurated by Chief Guest: Prof. Santosh Kumar Tripathy, Vice-Chancellor, F. M. University, Balasore in presence of other dignitaries on 7th February 2022. This lecture series taken by Dr. Sushil Kumar.Fakir mohan University Research ethics
  1. Chaired an International Online Conference on  Innovations and Challenges in Research Publishing (22nd – 23rd February, 2022) at Chitkara University Publications, Chandigarh-9 International Conference publishing
  1. An invited talk title “Indian Nuclear Physicists Contribution to Incomplete Fusion Reactions” at Online International Conference on Recent Trends in Nuclear Physics, held on 16th – 18th February, 2022, Central University, Himachal Pradesh.
  1. An expert talk on title “MOOC-FITCaMP: Fusion of Innovative Tools, Content and Master Practices” on 15th February 2022, FDP on Creating Audio- Visual Production for MOOC ( 14 – 18 February 2022), at Chitkara School of Mass Communication, Chitkara University, Pb.
  1. An expert talk on the topic “Research Publishing Parameters, Impact of Journals” delivered on Monday, January 17, 2022. A 7-Day Faculty Development Programme on Research Methodology organized by IQAC, Multani Mal Modi College Patiala from January 12th – 19th, 2022, on the virtual platform.
  1. Delivered a 3hrs lecture on the theme “Increasing Research Visibility” on September 27, 2021 at Panjab University, Chandigarh. It was organized by the UGC-Human Resource Development Centre for the “2-weeks Refresher Course” on the theme: “Research Methodology for Social Sciences “from 22.09.2021 to 05.10.2021.
  1. Delivered a lecture on 30th April 2021 to AICTE Sponsored One Week Online Short Term Training Program on Scientific Research Paper, Patents and Research Proposal Writing For Grants and Ethics (25th to 30th April 2021). At Shirpur Education Society’s R.C. Patel Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Shirpur Dist: Dhule, Maharashtra. TITLE “New Publishing Trends and Research Opportunities: Importance of Research Ethics Education“.
  1. Delivered a lecture on “Publications Practices and Related Information” at the Chitkara University, Rajpura, Pb (https://chitkara.edu.in) for the “VC Lecture Series” dated 10th April, 2021.
  1. Moderator and chaired of one Day National Online Seminar Cum Panel Discussion on the topic ‘Present Library and New Age Researchers: Challenges of the present time’ organised by Chitkara University Publications, Chandigarh, dated 5th April 2021.
  1. Moderator and chaired of one Day Online National Seminar cum Panel Discussion on the topic “Publications and Research Ethics” at Chitkara University Publications, Chandigarh, dated 17th March, 2021.
  1. Invited Speaker, offline cum online workshop on “Research and Publication Ethics” at Sri Sai University, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh dated 9th March 2021.
  1. Invited Speaker at Online International Conference on Theoretical Aspects of Nuclear Physics, title “Open Access Journals and Scientometrics Analysis of Nuclear Physics” at the Central University of Himachal Pradesh, it was held on 20th February 2021.
  1. Organized first Online International Conference on the topic ‘Cutting Edge Research in Chemistry and Sustainable Environmental Solutions’ on February 20th and 21st, 2021 at Chitkara University Publications, Chandigarh, India.
  1. Delivered lectures on Research Publication Ethics for Ph.D. students at Central University of Himachal Pradesh (CUHP),dated 20/01/2021.Organized by the Prof. OSKS Sastri, School of Physical and Material Sciences, Department of Physics and Astronomical Sciences.
  1. Invited Speaker on “An Introduction to Research Journals for UG Science Students” organized by the Physics Department, DAV College Bhatinda dated 23 January 2021. It was DBT Sponsored Interdisciplinary Webinar
  1. Keynote speaker, at a webinar on “Open Access Journals: Researchers need & Challenges” at Centre for Medical Physics, Panjab University, Chandigarh on 29th November 2020.
  1. Invited speaker at UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, Panjab University, Chandigarh for the “7-days Short Term Course (STC)/Faculty Development Programme (FDP)” on the theme: “Addressing the challenges of Online Teaching-Learning” from 04.09.2020 to 10.09.2020. Title of the talk “Innovative Teaching Tools” dated 7th September 2020

NOTE: All are available at my Facebook page and on other social media platforms. 

  1. CrossRef Ambassador https://www.crossref.org/community/our-ambassadors/
  2. The European Association of Science Editors (EASE) Member https://ease.org.uk/members/sushil-kumar/
  3. Member of “Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)” https://publicationethics.org/user/1125906/

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