plagiarism

The Indian government recently announced the drafting of a policy, which includes a four-tier system, to penalize researchers engaging in academic plagiarism. This announcement has elicited mixed…

Newer forms of unethical practices are on the rise in the acdemic publishing world, taking unsuspecting authors by surprise. When a dissatisfied author gives a negative rating to an online…

Many authors, particularly those who lack fluency in English, often take the assistance of professional medical writing services. However, authors should be extremely cautious…

On November 1, Springer Nature announced that Springer and BioMed Central have decided to retract a total of 58 articles published by Iran-based authors across seven journals. The publisher…

It a general assumption that fraud and plagiarism are some of the most concerning problems facing modern research, but are there more detrimental problems plaguing science? Read on to know what a…

Editage, a leader in English-language editing and publication, has partnered with Knowledge E, a provider of research and publishing services, to provide manuscript preparation support to authors…

Self-plagiarism can have unintended consequences, and it is safer to mention upfront that you are reusing your own text – but without violating any copyright – and supply the relevant information…

Given the pressure on researchers to publish and that too in a foreign language, many non–English-speaking researchers may write the paper in their first language and then use a software program…

Using content from one's own previously published work in a new study without citing the original work is considered as self-plagiarism. However, some authors are…

Here’s a simple yet effective recipe with five ingredients, which are key to creating a well-written, submission-ready manuscript that delights the journal editor and whets the appetite of all…