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ArticleJournal of obstetrics and gynaecology of India2018

Scientific Misconduct: A Global Concern.

Suvarna Satish Khadilkar

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Article in Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology of India, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. The Plague of Plagiarism: Prevention and Cure!!!Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology of India · 2018
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Suvarna Satish KhadilkarConsultant Gyne-Endocrinologist, Bombay Hospital and Medical Research Centre, 12 New Marine Line, Mumbai, 400020 India.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In today's world, evil appears to be all pervading. Medical publication is no exception. Scientific misconduct in medical writing is slowly becoming a global concern, especially over the last few decades. While the occurrence of such events is certainly rare, every researcher and reader should be aware of this entity. The researcher should ensure that no inadvertent error is construed as misconduct, and should take every effort to guard against it, and the reader should have a critical eye for the same. This article looks into various aspects of scientific misconduct and encourages awareness regarding the same.

Identifiers

PMID30224834
PMCPMC6133788

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