ArticlePerspectives in clinical research2011
Plagiarism: Why is it such a big issue for medical writers?
Article in Perspectives in clinical research, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers.
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34 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Turnitin: Is it a text matching or plagiarism detection tool?Saudi journal of anaesthesia · 2019Review
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- The Trojan Citation and the "Accidental" Plagiarist.Journal of bioethical inquiry · 2016Article
- Rising from Plagiarising.Journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery · 2015Review
- Scientific misconducts and authorship conflicts: Indian perspective.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2015Article
- Plagiarism: an egregious form of misconduct.North American journal of medical sciences · 2015Article
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Abstract
Plagiarism is the wrongful presentation of somebody else's work or idea as one's own without adequately attributing it to the source. Most authors know that plagiarism is an unethical publication practice. Yet, it is a serious problem in the medical writing arena. Plagiarism is perhaps the commonest ethical issue plaguing medical writing. In this article, we highlight the different types of plagiarism and address the issues of plagiarism of text, plagiarism of ideas, mosaic plagiarism, self-plagiarism, and duplicate publication. An act of plagiarism can have several repercussions for the author, the journal in question and the publication house as a whole. Sometimes, strict disciplinary action is also taken against the plagiarist. The article cites examples of retraction of articles, suspension of authors, apology letters from journal editors, and other such actions against plagiarism.
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