title: Disadvantages of publishing biomedical research articles in English for non-native speakers of English.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  English has become the most frequently used language for scientific communication in the biomedical field. Therefore, scholars from all over the world try to publish their findings in English. This trend has a number of advantages, along with several disadvantages.
  
  
  METHODS
  In the current article, the most important disadvantages of publishing biomedical research articles in English for non-native speakers of English are reviewed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The most important disadvantages of publishing biomedical research articles in English for non-native speakers may include: Overlooking, either unintentionally or even deliberately, the most important local health problems; failure to carry out groundbreaking research due to limited medical research budgets; violating generally accepted codes of publication ethics and committing research misconduct and publications in open-access scam/predatory journals rather than prestigious journals.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The above mentioned disadvantages could eventually result in academic establishments becoming irresponsible or, even worse, corrupt. In order to avoid this, scientists, scientific organizations, academic institutions, and scientific associations all over the world should design and implement a wider range of collaborative and comprehensive plans.
authors.affiliation: Social Medicine Department, Occupational Environmental Research Center, Rafsanjan Medical School, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohsen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rezaeian
keywords: Biomedical research; Disadvantages; English language; Medical writing