When Should a Paper Be Retracted?
Retractions send a clear message that the validity of the paper has been brought into question. The fellow researchers who may be citing that paper, or even worse, moving forward…
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Why Researchers Should Avoid Journals that Publish Plagiarized Papers
Scientific journals are supposed to publish accurate, honest, peer-reviewed articles, providing sources for scientists to find important information for their own research. There…
How Should Editors Check a Document for Plagiarism That is Written by ESL Authors?
ESL authors often employ language editors to improve their manuscripts. The editors sometimes encounter cases where the authors have copied sentences from published papers of other…
Most Effective Deterrent for Scientific Misconduct
Misconduct: A Question of Intent
If we consider the top three categories of scientific misconduct to be, in ascending order, the use of someone else’s work without citation…
10 Types of Scientific Misconduct
Behavior that would be considered scientific misconduct could occur at all points in a research protocol. You could encounter different types of scientific research misconduct at…
How to Publish With Confidence: A comprehensive iThenticate guide
This guest post is drafted by an expert from iThenticate. iThenticate helps researchers surface potential plagiarism by uploading and comparing submissions against more than 170…
Academic Research Misconduct: Spotlight on duplicate publications and simultaneous submissions
Simultaneous submissions and duplicate publications are considered unethical in scientific disciplines. With some exceptions (explained below), most journals do not accept a…
Should the Academic Community Trust Plagiarism Detectors?
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Academic integrity is a serious issue in the research community. It ensures that the scientists remain dedicated…
Is Your Reputation Safe? How to Ensure You’re Passing a Spotless Manuscript to Your Publisher
This guest post is drafted by an expert from iThenticate, a plagiarism checker trusted by the world’s top researchers, publishers, and scholars.
Reputation remains one of the…
Similarity Check: A Unique Plagiarism Screening Tool
Manuscripts provide novel insights that reflect the authenticity and originality of the work when writing and sharing data. To combat plagiarism in manuscripts, CrossCheck (now…
Responding to Reviewer Feedback: Challenges and solutions for non-native authors
Academic publishing and the peer review process are generally global by nature. However, the international scope of publishing, which uses the English language, presents both…
Common Types of Plagiarism
Plagiarism, or passing someone else’s work as your own, is not a new phenomenon in research. It has gained greater attention with the advent of plagiarism check tools that have…