Plagiarism in Medical Research: Knowns and Unknowns
Academic integrity and ethics are an integral part of the good scientific research. Publications in a peer reviewed journal are an important measure of performance in medical institutions. However, today, similar to all other aspects of human life, even research in medicine has seen a tremendous ups...
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| description | Academic integrity and ethics are an integral part of the good scientific research. Publications in a peer reviewed journal are an important measure of performance in medical institutions. However, today, similar to all other aspects of human life, even research in medicine has seen a tremendous upsurge in various forms of dishonesty, one among it being plagiarism. This article aims focuses on the concepts of plagiarism in medical research. The objectives of this paper are therefore to define plagiarism, to learn the extent of the problem, to discuss various forms of plagiarism; methods to detect and prevent it. A brief insight into the management of the same is given. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c285f422ea9e466a968fe6be786453352022-12-21T18:48:54ZengADICHUNCHANAGIRI INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCESJournal of Medical Sciences and Health2394-94812394-949X2015-10-011314Plagiarism in Medical Research: Knowns and UnknownsS Vijay Shankar0K Amita1Professor, Department of Pathology, Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences, Balagangadharanatha Nagara, Mandya, Karnataka, India,Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical sciences, Balagangadharanatha Nagara, Mandya, Karnataka, IndiaAcademic integrity and ethics are an integral part of the good scientific research. Publications in a peer reviewed journal are an important measure of performance in medical institutions. However, today, similar to all other aspects of human life, even research in medicine has seen a tremendous upsurge in various forms of dishonesty, one among it being plagiarism. This article aims focuses on the concepts of plagiarism in medical research. The objectives of this paper are therefore to define plagiarism, to learn the extent of the problem, to discuss various forms of plagiarism; methods to detect and prevent it. A brief insight into the management of the same is given.http://jmsh.ac.in/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=26:plagiarism-in-medical-research-knowns-and-unknowns&Itemid=73plagiarismpreventionresearch |
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| title | Plagiarism in Medical Research: Knowns and Unknowns |
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| title_short | Plagiarism in Medical Research: Knowns and Unknowns |
| title_sort | plagiarism in medical research knowns and unknowns |
| topic | plagiarism prevention research |
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