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Understanding Image Manipulation and Duplication

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Image manipulation/alteration and image duplication have been getting a lot of attention in the news media and in journals lately – for example:

It is in the best interest of all involved in the research process to ensure they have a good understanding of best practices for image processing and for detecting any misconduct.

The following resources are good options to have a look at:

1) From the MSK Library’s e-book collection:


2) From ORI – The Office of Research Integrity:


3) From STM Integrity Hub – STM (stm-assoc.org):

Questions? Be sure to Ask Us at the MSK Library!

ORCiD – SciENcv Integration: Another Reason to Register for an ORCiD iD

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Did you know that you can use the profile data that you have stored in your ORCiD profile to auto-populate your SciENcv?

Yes – the two tools have been integrated, meaning that you no longer must duplicate your effort to create a profile in each of these tools separately – you can save the information in your ORCiD profile and draw from it each time you need to create a new NIH biosketch. 

And this may soon matter more to NIH-funded researchers as using SciENcv to create NIH biosketches is likely to become mandatory for NIH grant submissions in about a year or so.

Here’s why:

Effective October 23, 2023, researchers are required to use the new SciENcv forms for submission to the NSF for grant applications: 
https://ncbiinsights.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2023/07/20/new-sciencv-biographical-sketch-coming/

NIH also has some related changes coming in 2025:
https://grants.nih.gov/policy/changes-coming-jan-2025/common-forms-for-bio-sketch.htm

“NIH is adopting the Biographical Sketch Common Form and the Current and Pending (Other) Support Common Form in 2025 as per the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) memorandum on Policy Regarding Use of Common Disclosure Forms for applications and Research Performance Progress Reports (RPPRs) submitted on or after May 2025.

The Common Forms represent a collaborative effort between Federal research agencies to ensure standard disclosure requirements as outlined in the National Security Presidential Memorandum – 33.”

What is SciENcv?

“Science Experts Network Curriculum Vitae (SciENcv) is an electronic system that helps you assemble professional information needed to apply for federal grant support.  

SciENcv helps you gather and compile information on expertise, employment, education, and professional accomplishments. You can use SciENcv to create and maintain financial documents and biographical sketches that are submitted as part of grant application packages.” 

What is ORCiD?

“ORCID provides a persistent digital identifier (an ORCID iD) that you own and control, and that distinguishes you from every other researcher. You can connect your iD with your professional information — affiliations, grants, publications, peer review, and more. You can use your iD to share your information with other systems, ensuring you get recognition for all your contributions, saving you time and hassle, and reducing the risk of errors.”

Learn more with these resources:

My NCBI Help [Internet]. Bethesda (MD): National Center for Biotechnology Information (US); 2005-. SciENcv. 2013 Aug 12 [Updated 2024 May 21]. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK154494/ 

Create your NIH or NSF Biosketch and other documents with SciENcv:
https://www.nlm.nih.gov/ncbi/workshops/2023-10_SciENcv/workshop-details.html 

SciENcv: Science Experts Network Curriculum Vitae (3:33 min)

SciENcv: Integrating with ORCID (3:43 min)

A Quick Tour of the ORCID Record (3:02 min)

Questions? Be sure to Ask Us at the MSK Library!

OpenAlex (free and open catalog of the global research system)

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A couple of years ago now – a free, openly-available bibliographic search tool called OpenAlex came onto the scholarly research scene and was quickly embraced by researchers worldwide who were upset by the news of Microsoft’s decision to discontinue Microsoft Academic Graph (MAG) at the end of 2021.

Find out more about OpenAlex by reviewing these resources:

Since 2022, OpenAlex has become harder and harder to ignore. In 2024, there’s been several papers exploring its usefulness in bibliometrics and how it compares to its proprietary/commercial competitors, Scopus (Elsevier) and Web of Science (Clarivate).

For example:

Interestingly, however, researchers are also beginning to explore its usefulness in systematic review literature searching methodology. Most notably, a free systematic review project management tool called EPPI-Reviewer “has integrated access to over 200 million OA bibliographic records of research articles, connected in a large network graph of concept & citation relationships: the OpenAlex dataset – updated regularly. See here for further information.” (From: https://eppi.ioe.ac.uk/cms/Default.aspx?alias=eppi.ioe.ac.uk/cms/er4; EPPI-Reviewer is developed and maintained by the EPPI Centre – the Evidence for Policy and Practice Information and Co-ordinating Centre (EPPI Centre) – which is part of the Social Science Research Unit at the Institute of Education, University of London.) 

Not surprisingly, published systematic reviews that include OpenAlex as one of the sources searched are slowly beginning to appear. For example:

The MSK Library’s Systematic Review Service team keeps on top of new resources being used by authors across the globe – like OpenAlex – and other potentially relevant changes in evidence synthesis practice. Feel free to Ask Us whenever you come across a database or web resource that is unfamiliar to you when reading a systematic review!