1554 extractive question-and-answer pairs built from Academic and Research Book_WEB, published by ugc.gov.in. The source is a 182-page publication. Source-evidenced topics include academic integrity, research quality, university grants commission (ugc), publication ethics, plagiarism, fabrication, falsification, h-index. Every answer is a verbatim span of text the source prints, and each row carries the passage it sits in, its offset in that passage, the source quote, the page and the location in the document, so any row can be checked against the original. Question types in the export: 642 factual, 250 definition, 233 relationship, 213 list, 188 summary, 28 comparison. 912 of the 1554 pairs (58.7%) ask explanatory questions; the remaining 642 are factual or table-based questions. 99.29% of rows pass the corpus quality gate.
This dataset contains 1554 extractive question-and-answer pairs derived from the 'Academic and Research Book_WEB' publication by ugc.gov.in. The dataset spans topics such as academic integrity, research quality, publication ethics, and metrics like h-index and impact factor. Each answer is a verbatim excerpt from the source document, which is a 182-page publication. The dataset includes various question types, with 58.7% being explanatory questions. It provides detailed metadata for verification, including passage context, page numbers, and source locations.
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| question | answer | context | answer_start | question_type | knowledge_quality_score | source_document | source_quote | source_page | source_location | confidence | validation_status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| What are incidents not limited to in the context of research misconduct? | not limited to an individual’s inner pathology and cheating tendencies | These disclosures are learning lessons for any HEIs aspiring to maintain research standard, besides establishing the importance of record keeping and transparency. The incidents are not limited to an individual’s inner pathology and cheating tendencies. It also reveals the limitation of peer review publication process (Darsee’s and Potti’s publications), and thus demands robust, trustworthy systems, embodied with proper supervision and alert co-authorship. | 182 | definition | 1.000 | https://www.ugc.gov.in/e-book/Academic%20and%20Research%20Book_WEB.pdf | The incidents are not limited to an individual’s inner pathology and cheating tendencies. | 99 | page=99,block=7 | 0.850 | valid |
| What are the bibliometric tools used as indicators of research performance in the publishing industry? | the Bibliometric tools used across the publishing industry as indicators of research performance, both at the journal and at the author level | Research Metrics Research metrics are the Bibliometric tools used across the publishing industry as indicators of research performance, both at the journal and at the author level. Two crucial ingredients of bibliometric studies are the number of publications and the number of times those publications are cited. | 38 | definition | 1.000 | https://www.ugc.gov.in/e-book/Academic%20and%20Research%20Book_WEB.pdf | Research Metrics Research metrics are the Bibliometric tools used across the publishing industry as indicators of research performance, both at the journal and at the author level. | 122 | page=122,block=1 | 0.850 | valid |
| What does the term 'fabrication' refer to in research ethics? | the act of concocting results, of reporting observations that were never made, of inventing something in order to deceive | Researchers may, for reasons that are guessed to be attempts to get recognition or rewards, not be honest while conducting experimental or theoretical investigation central to the research, or may conduct the investigation honestly but be unethical during its analyses. Fabrication is the act of concocting results, of reporting observations that were never made, of inventing something in order to deceive. Falsification is to alter (information, data, a document, or evidence) so as to mislead. | 285 | definition | 1.000 | https://www.ugc.gov.in/e-book/Academic%20and%20Research%20Book_WEB.pdf | Fabrication is the act of concocting results, of reporting observations that were never made, of inventing something in order to deceive. | 29 | page=29,block=1 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is associated with both prestige and research funding? | not only associated with ‘prestige’ but also with funding that can be provided for research | Ranking: The expanded system of ranking of research now covers a wide canvas extending from individual researchers to journals and institutions at national and international levels. The ranking is not only associated with ‘prestige’ but also with funding that can be provided for research. With resources being limited, the race to win a higher ranking is becoming more intense and global, bringing in its wake a loss of academic and research integrity. | 197 | definition | 1.000 | https://www.ugc.gov.in/e-book/Academic%20and%20Research%20Book_WEB.pdf | The ranking is not only associated with ‘prestige’ but also with funding that can be provided for research. | 21 | page=21,block=7 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is stated about the definition of authorship? | no universally agreed definition of authorship, although attempts have been made (see Appendix) | The discussion section of a paper should mention any issues of bias which have been considered and explain how they have been dealt with in the design and interpretation of the study. Authorship Definition There is no universally agreed definition of authorship, although attempts have been made (see Appendix). As a minimum, authors have to take responsibility for a particular section of the study. | 215 | definition | 1.000 | https://www.ugc.gov.in/e-book/Academic%20and%20Research%20Book_WEB.pdf | Authorship Definition There is no universally agreed definition of authorship, although attempts have been made (see Appendix). | 168 | page=168,block=1 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is the basis for the curation of the list of academic journals by Cabell’s Scholarly Analytics? | based on 60 behavioural indicators, which keep the research community aware of predatory journals | They have curated list of over 11,000 academic journals spanning 18 disciplines. Curation is based on 60 behavioural indicators, which keep the research community aware of predatory journals. Products by Cabells are accessible on subscription basis, and more information is available online.12 Indian Initiatives Publication in predatory journals is on the rise in India and is being debated internationally. | 93 | definition | 1.000 | https://www.ugc.gov.in/e-book/Academic%20and%20Research%20Book_WEB.pdf | Curation is based on 60 behavioural indicators, which keep the research community aware of predatory journals. | 146 | page=146,block=1 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is the current state of data protection technology? | a highly sophisticated area of technology | It should also state how the data is going to be stored and for how long, and who will be utilising it and whether in future, others will have access to it in any form. Data protection today is a highly sophisticated area of technology. Several tools and methods are available to ensure that data can be stored securely. | 194 | definition | 1.000 | https://www.ugc.gov.in/e-book/Academic%20and%20Research%20Book_WEB.pdf | Data protection today is a highly sophisticated area of technology. | 59 | page=59,block=1 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is the nature of research supervision according to Parimal H. Vyas? | a multifaceted interaction between a research supervisor and research scholar | Roles, Responsibilities, and Ethics of Research Supervisors Parimal H. Vyas Research supervision is a multifaceted interaction between a research supervisor and research scholar. The collaboration between the two plays an important role in influencing the excellence of supervisory practices. | 100 | definition | 1.000 | https://www.ugc.gov.in/e-book/Academic%20and%20Research%20Book_WEB.pdf | Vyas Research supervision is a multifaceted interaction between a research supervisor and research scholar. | 92 | page=92,block=2 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is the purpose of the SCImago journal rank indicator? | a novel instrument for the evaluation of scientific journals that may challenge the established premiership of the journal IF in ranking scientific journals | Furthermore, another research group from Spanish Universities developed an indicator, named the SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) indicator, for the assessment of the quality of scientific journals, applying the Page Rank algorithm on the Scopus database. The SCImago journal rank indicator is a novel instrument for the evaluation of scientific journals that may challenge the established premiership of the journal IF in ranking scientific journals. It provides unrestricted (open) access, is based on a larger source journal database, and focuses on the quality of citations that a journal receives by other journals, rather than the absolute number. | 287 | definition | 1.000 | https://www.ugc.gov.in/e-book/Academic%20and%20Research%20Book_WEB.pdf | The SCImago journal rank indicator is a novel instrument for the evaluation of scientific journals that may challenge the established premiership of the journal IF in ranking scientific journals. | 138 | page=138,block=1 | 0.850 | |
| What is the purpose of the WoS database in calculating a journal's Impact Factor? | used to find all the citations in all the journals in 2019 to the papers published in that journal for the years 2017 and 2018 | Specifically, suppose we are considering the IF of a particular journal for the year 2019, then we have to consider all the papers (articles and reviews) published in that journal for the two preceding calendar years, that is 2017 and 2018. The WoS database is used to find all the citations in all the journals in 2019 to the papers published in that journal for the years 2017 and 2018. The Impact Factor of that Journal for 2019 is obtained by dividing the citations received to the papers published. | 261 | definition | 1.000 | https://www.ugc.gov.in/e-book/Academic%20and%20Research%20Book_WEB.pdf | The WoS database is used to find all the citations in all the journals in 2019 to the papers published in that journal for the years 2017 and 2018. | 123 | page=123,block=1 | 0.850 | valid |
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