In its written reply to a story, ‘Fraudulent research thriving in Pakistan due to HEC’s apathy’, published in The News on October 25, the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC) has denied that it has been apathetic towards fraudulent research practices in the country.
A welcome move by Pakistan’s HEC, which highlights the positive role national bodies can play in shaping a nation’s research culture.
The News story had stated that various researchers in the country had had their papers published in clone and predatory journals and no proper mechanism seemed to be in place to keep a check on such academic frauds and deceptions.