Publication ethics. (December 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Menezes, Ritesh G; Giri, Smith; Pant, Sadip; Kharoshah, Magdy A; Madadin, Mohammed; Nagaraja, Sharath Burugina
• Is Part Of: Medico-legal journal. Volume 82:Part 4(2014)
• Page Start: 155
• Page End: 158
• Publication Date: 2014-12
• Subjects: Publication ethics -- scientific literature -- publication misconduct; Medical jurisprudence -- Great Britain -- Periodicals; Crime -- Great Britain -- Periodicals; 614.105
• DOI: 10.1177/0025817214526524
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0025-8172

Abstract

High-quality scientific literature is the cornerstone of scientific progress and is highly regarded by academia. However, scientific literature is often marred by plagiarism, data fabrication and falsification, redundant publication and illegitimate authorship. These problems are discussed in this article.