Impact Of Redundant Publications On Findings In Legal Research – An Indian Perspective.

Abstract

The prevalence of redundant publications in the field of research is a well-known fact. Although a lot of research has been carried out with regards to this deep-rooted menace in the field of medicine, very little has been done to depict the impact of such redundant publications in legal research. This article aims to bring out how redundant publications will have a bearing on laws, which are essentially a tool to maintain social order and hence are of paramount importance.  This article also suggests remedial measures like sensitization, reliance on artificial intelligence, using deterrence as an effective tool, and looks as what should be the only metric to allow redundancy in publication, so as to try and ensure redundancy in published research does not hinder the expanding of the existing pool of knowledge, in turn ensuring effective formation and implementation of laws and thereby maintenance of social order.