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  • Peer reviewers satisfied with system : TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION

    David Schley But Sense About Science survey finds that two thirds of those polled think it is failing to detect plagiarism.With the number of learned papers published each year rising to 1.3 million, the peer- review system might be expected to be fraying at the seams. But an international survey ... READ MORE>>

  • Self-plagiarism: unintentional, harmless, or fraud?

    THE LANCETVolume 374, Issue 9691, 29 August 2009-4 September 2009, Page 664 Editorialhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736%2809%2961536-1 The intense pressure to publish to advance careers and attract grant money, together with decreasing time available for busy researchers and clinicians, can creat... READ MORE>>

  • Retractions up tenfold - TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION

    20 August 2009By Zoë Corbyn 'Publish or perish' factor in withdrawal of science papers. Zoe Corbyn reports var pgtitle = "Retractions up tenfold"; var byline = "Zoë Corbyn"; The rate at which scientific journal articles are being retracted has increased roughly tenfold over the past tw... READ MORE>>

  • Perishing Without Publishing - INSIDE HIGHER ED

    Rob Weir Welcome to the 21st century. Journals and publishing houses are folding faster than a roomful of origami artists, while new online journals are appearing all the time. Nietzsche once proclaimed the demise of God, but the new mantra is “Print is dead!” Maybe, maybe not; but however these ... READ MORE>>

  • The insider’s guide to plagiarism

    EditorialNature Medicine, 707 (2009)Scientific plagiarism—a problem as serious as fraud—has not received all the attention it deserves.Reduced budgets are affecting research just as they are every sector of the economy. So, how can struggling scientists increase their chances of securing their sha... READ MORE>>

  • The truth will out

    EditorialNature Physics 5, 449 (2009)Fraud in science is difficult to spot immediately, but, as high-profile cases show, it does get found out. Tackling plagiarism is at least becoming an easier fight.IntroductionScientific misconduct comes in many forms. Fabrication lies at one extreme, but plagiar... READ MORE>>

  • Plagiarism, salami slicing, and Lobachevsky

    Leonard Berlin Department of Radiology, Rush North Shore Medical Center, Skeletal Radiol (2009) 38:1–4, DOI 10.1007/s00256-008-0599-0 Who made me the genius I am today, Who’s the Professor that made me that way? One man deserves the credit, One man deserves the blame, And Nicolai Ivanovich Lobache... READ MORE>>

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