Self-plagiarism: How Much Is Too Much?
Most researchers would say that plagiarism is never acceptable. They would probably also agree that some types of plagiarism are more serious than others. For example, complete…
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3 Effective Tips to Make the Most Out of Your iThenticate Similarity Report
This guest post is drafted by an expert from iThenticate, a plagiarism checker trusted by the world’s top researchers, publishers, and scholars.
For professional academics,…
10 Examples of Plagiarism to Stay Away From!
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 technology that has made it easier…
How Should an Author Respond to Plagiarism Allegations?
Plagiarism is a really serious accusation and its consequences can affect researcher’s career. Even though you could prove your honesty, once a plagiarism allegation has been made…
How Can Researchers Avoid Plagiarism While Ensuring the Originality of Their Manuscript?
This guest post is drafted by an expert from iThenticate, a plagiarism checker trusted by the world’s top researchers, publishers, and scholars.
Most of us understand the issues…
How to Avoid Plagiarism in Research Papers (Part 1)
Writing a research paper poses challenges in gathering literature and providing evidence for making your paper stronger. Drawing upon previously established ideas and values and…
Spotting the Fakes: Understanding the common types of image manipulation in biological research
Images serve as visual evidence in biological research that help researchers validate their experimental findings. They also enable others in the field to reproduce the studies,…
Peer Review Week 2024: Reflections and takeaways
As AI-driven solutions draw attention with improved accuracy, speed, and transparency, their ethical use and potential contribution to peer review were the focus of the Peer Review…
How Should You Report Scientific Misconduct?
The number of retracted papers has increased considerably during the last few years and the reasons for these retractions are many. In some cases, the manuscripts had to be…
How to Avoid Plagiarism in Research Papers (Part 2)
We introduced the definition of plagiarism and instructions on reusing intellectual output from others without committing plagiarism. We also provided links to helpful tools to…
From Vision to Reality: Tracing the journey of open access initiatives
The Open Access (OA) movement has redefined the way scholarly knowledge is shared and accessed globally. What began as a response to the monopolistic practices of…
Simplifying the Journal Selection Dilemma: 5 tools for finding open access journals
The growing demand for accessible knowledge, free from the constraints of paywalls, has made the hunt for reliable open access (OA) journals more pressing than ever. Whether you’re…