Open AccessPlagiarism: An egregious form of misconduct
Author(s) -
Deepak Juyal,
Vijay Thawani,
Shweta Thaledi
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
north american journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2250-1541
pISSN - 1947-2714
DOI - 10.4103/1947-2714.152084
Subject(s) - misappropriation , copying , scientific misconduct , misconduct , publication , intellectual property , academic integrity , publishing , citation , public relations , psychology , political science , law , medicine , alternative medicine , social psychology , pathology
Publishing research papers for academic fraternity has become important for career advancement and promotion. Number of publications in peer reviewed journals and subsequent citations are recognized as measures of scientific success. Non-publishing academicians and researchers are invisible to the scientific community.