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The University of Vienna is receiving applications for at least 40 fully funded doctoral (PhD) positions in the fields of Social Sciences, Humanities, and Cultural Studies (SSH). This prestigious opportunity is open to international candidates who are motivated to conduct high-quality research. Candidates having a strong academic background can apply online by 2 March 2026. … Read more
The journal Environmental Research, published by Elsevier, retracted six research articles in early January 2026. The retractions highlight ongoing concerns around data integrity, authorship transparency, plagiarism, and the misuse of computer-generated content in scholarly publishing. Why were these papers retracted? Across the six retractions, the journal cited multiple overlapping ethical concerns, including: List of Retracted … Read more
In 2025, Clarivate removed 128 research journals from the Web of Science (WoS) Core Collection. These removals span across Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Arts & Humanities Citation Index (AHCI), and the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI). These changes are critical for researchers, authors, and institutions because the indexing status … Read more
The University of Alberta is recruiting postdoctoral scholars outside Canada, including Canadians currently working or studying abroad, under the one-time Canada Impact + Research Training Awards Initiative. This initiative aims to attract talented researchers to Canada to strengthen the country’s research ecosystem in priority areas. The program will offer 400 post-doctoral research awards at $70,000/year … Read more
Clarivate regularly updates the Web of Science Core Collection through its monthly Journal List updates. These updates reflect journals that are newly accepted, editorially de-listed, production de-listed, or ceased due to various quality and publishing criteria. In this blog post, we summarize the changes made by Clarivate in 2025, highlighting the number of journals added … Read more
The ETRI Journal, published by Wiley, invites original research articles for a Special Issue titled “Trustworthy and Safe AI: Interpretability, Robustness, and Security.” This special issue aims to bring together high-quality, original research that advances both the theoretical foundations and practical approaches to AI Safety and Trustworthy AI. Etri Journal is a peer-reviewed and open-access journal. Authors don’t … Read more
The Data Science and AI Institute (DSAI) of Johns Hopkins University invites applications for its Postdoctoral Fellowship Program in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence. This prestigious program is open to disciplinarily diverse scholars who are interested in advancing foundational methods of data science and AI. The fellowship aims to support outstanding postdoctoral researchers working at … Read more
The International Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) is receiving applications for HFSP Research Grants – Award Year 2027. These highly prestigious grants support innovative research in life sciences through international and interdisciplinary collaboration. Under the HFSPO–India partnership, the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India, encourages Indian researchers to apply. Interested researchers must initiate a … Read more
Indian government agencies, such as DBT, IKS, NIDM, and the Ministry of Ayush, are receiving research proposals from Indian Researchers / Scientists to grant research projects in various areas. Below is a curated list of active research proposals with January 2026 deadlines that researchers should not miss. Research Proposal Calls Open in January 2026 Funding … Read more
Scopus has removed the Cultura International Journal of Philosophy of Culture and Axiology from its indexing coverage. This update is important for researchers, authors, and institutions who publish or plan to publish in this journal. Cultura: International Journal of Philosophy of Culture and Axiology is a scholarly journal focusing on philosophical inquiries into culture, values, and … Read more