Publication ethics

Ritesh G Menezes; Smith Giri; Sadip Pant; Magdy A Kharoshah; Mohammed Madadin; Sharath Burugina Nagaraja

doi:10.1177/0025817214526524

Publication ethics

Med Leg J. 2014 Dec;82(4):155-8. doi: 10.1177/0025817214526524. Epub 2014 Jun 27.

Authors

Ritesh G Menezes¹, Smith Giri², Sadip Pant³, Magdy A Kharoshah⁴, Mohammed Madadin⁵, Sharath Burugina Nagaraja⁶

Affiliations

¹ College of Medicine, King Fahd Hospital of the University, University of Dammam, Dammam, Saudi Arabia mangalore971@yahoo.co.in.
² Department of Internal Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, USA.
³ Department of Internal Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, USA.
⁴ Forensic Medicine Authority, Ministry of Justice, Cairo, Egypt.
⁵ College of Medicine, King Fahd Hospital of the University, University of Dammam, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
⁶ Department of Community Medicine, ESIC Medical College & PGIMSR, Bangalore, India.

PMID: 24973236
DOI: 10.1177/0025817214526524

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.

Keywords: Publication ethics; publication misconduct; scientific literature.

MeSH terms

Authorship / standards*
Humans
Plagiarism*
Publications / ethics*