Research misconduct: A neglected plague
Truthfulness and honesty are absolute essentials of research. But to sustain in the not-so-pleasant “publish-or-perish” environment and “cut-throat” competition to increase the credibility associated with one's name, many individual researchers as well as research groups are turning towards res...
| Main Authors: | , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2017-01-01
|
| Series: | Indian Journal of Public Health |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://www.ijph.in/article.asp?issn=0019-557X;year=2017;volume=61;issue=1;spage=33;epage=36;aulast=Deshmukh |
| _version_ | 1819144413982490624 |
|---|---|
| author | Manjiri A Deshmukh Arun S Dodamani Mahesh R Khairnar Rahul G Naik |
| author_facet | Manjiri A Deshmukh Arun S Dodamani Mahesh R Khairnar Rahul G Naik |
| author_sort | Manjiri A Deshmukh |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Truthfulness and honesty are absolute essentials of research. But to sustain in the not-so-pleasant “publish-or-perish” environment and “cut-throat” competition to increase the credibility associated with one's name, many individual researchers as well as research groups are turning towards research misconduct and this plague is gradually reaching epidemic and pandemic proportions. This overview highlights the various types and means of research misconduct and gives suggestions aiming to curb this academic menace so that research sanctity and integrity can be preserved and scientific research does not get polluted by the dirt of misreported or fabricated data. |
| first_indexed | 2024-12-22T12:41:45Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-90c01c1287b54593852906ee7d3cd2bc |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 0019-557X |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-12-22T12:41:45Z |
| publishDate | 2017-01-01 |
| publisher | Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Indian Journal of Public Health |
| spelling | doaj.art-90c01c1287b54593852906ee7d3cd2bc2022-12-21T18:25:25ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Public Health0019-557X2017-01-01611333610.4103/0019-557X.200255Research misconduct: A neglected plagueManjiri A DeshmukhArun S DodamaniMahesh R KhairnarRahul G NaikTruthfulness and honesty are absolute essentials of research. But to sustain in the not-so-pleasant “publish-or-perish” environment and “cut-throat” competition to increase the credibility associated with one's name, many individual researchers as well as research groups are turning towards research misconduct and this plague is gradually reaching epidemic and pandemic proportions. This overview highlights the various types and means of research misconduct and gives suggestions aiming to curb this academic menace so that research sanctity and integrity can be preserved and scientific research does not get polluted by the dirt of misreported or fabricated data.http://www.ijph.in/article.asp?issn=0019-557X;year=2017;volume=61;issue=1;spage=33;epage=36;aulast=DeshmukhPlagiarismresearch misconducttruthful |
| spellingShingle | Manjiri A Deshmukh Arun S Dodamani Mahesh R Khairnar Rahul G Naik Research misconduct: A neglected plague Indian Journal of Public Health Plagiarism research misconduct truthful |
| title | Research misconduct: A neglected plague |
| title_full | Research misconduct: A neglected plague |
| title_fullStr | Research misconduct: A neglected plague |
| title_full_unstemmed | Research misconduct: A neglected plague |
| title_short | Research misconduct: A neglected plague |
| title_sort | research misconduct a neglected plague |
| topic | Plagiarism research misconduct truthful |
| url | http://www.ijph.in/article.asp?issn=0019-557X;year=2017;volume=61;issue=1;spage=33;epage=36;aulast=Deshmukh |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT manjiriadeshmukh researchmisconductaneglectedplague AT arunsdodamani researchmisconductaneglectedplague AT maheshrkhairnar researchmisconductaneglectedplague AT rahulgnaik researchmisconductaneglectedplague |