1. How to detect and avoid plagiarism

3. Everyone around does it!
Reasons Excuses
It’s okay if
I don’t get caught!
Everyone around does it!
I was too busy to
write that paper!
(OPD, Mehndi, PSL)
I’ve got to do
Research
(somehow)
My Wife
expects
too much from me!
This topic
was BORING!

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5. Naïve researcher/ Unintentional misconduct
Possible Causes of research misconduct
Rotten apple theory
Rotten system theory
Naïve researcher/ Unintentional misconduct

6. Contributory factors towards plagiarism1,2,3
Pressure to publish
Lack of training
limited English and writing proficiency
Attitudes towards plagiarism & influence of cultural values
Bilić-Zulle L, Frković V, Turk T, Azman J, Petrovecki M. Prevalence of plagiarism among medical students. Croatian Med J. 2005;46(1):126.
Roig M. Plagiarism and self-plagiarism: What every author should know. Biochemia Medica. 2010;20(3):295–300.
Mason PR. Plagiarism in scientific publications. J Infect Dev Ctries. 2009;3(1):1–4.

7. How to avoid scientific misconduct

8. Length of my nose is directly proportional to the number of plagiarized articles that I have published 

9. How to avoid scientific misconduct
کا خوف اللہ

10. لَّعْنَةُ اللّهِ عَلَى الْكَاذِبِينَ
Quran
لَّعْنَةُ اللّهِ عَلَى الْكَاذِبِينَ
The curse of Allah on the liars
Al-Emran Verse No:61

11. يا ايها الذين امنوا اتقوا الله وكونوا مع الصادقين
Quran
يا ايها الذين امنوا اتقوا الله وكونوا مع الصادقين
O you who have believed, fear Allah and be
with those who are true.
At-Tawbah Verse No:119

12. Hadith
Trust of the patient
Falsification
Fabrication
Hippocrates oath

13. How to avoid scientific misconduct
خوف اللہ
Responsible mentoring and supervision of the student/trainee

14. Responsible mentoring and supervision
Supervisors have the responsibility to ensure that all trainees are aware of the responsible conduct of research
Positive role modelling
Define the Relationship
Role of Trainee
Publication/Authorship
Serving as PI or Co-PI
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15. How to avoid scientific misconduct
خوف اللہ
Responsible mentoring and supervision of the student/trainee
Plan ahead , don’t rush
Collaborate with honest people only

16. How to avoid scientific misconduct
Learn about different forms of scientific misconduct and plagiarism -- Training

17. Training resources
Office of Research Integrity (ORI)—Research Misconduct
Committee on Publication Ethics
National Science Foundation (NSF)-Misconduct
Scientific Misconduct Blog misconduct.blogspot.com/

18. Training resources Online resources
html
plagiarism

19. How to avoid scientific misconduct
Learn about different forms of scientific misconduct and plagiarism -- Training
Cite statistics/facts without the source, unless they are common knowledge
Scan your manuscripts by plagiarism detection softwares

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22. How to detect plagiarism
Mixed citation styles
Lack of references / wrong formatting
Lack of quotations
Unusual formatting
Off topic discussion
Incoherent flow of ideas
Haris R. Anti-Plagiarism Strategies for Research Papers. Virtual Salt. 2004, 4:6.

23. ORI recommendations * Adopt zero tolerance Protect whistleblowers
Clarify how to report
Train the mentors
Model ethical behavior
* From Presentation on “Research integrity” by Thomas J. Inzana, Ph.D.
Associate Vice-President for Research Programs and research Integrity Officer

24. Summary
Unethical research and writing practices are wrong and must be avoided
No excuse for unethical behavior
Unethical practices –common & under recognized
Major punishments and embarrassment
Training opportunities and learning resources

25. Take home message Honesty is the best policy – every where
Choose honest colleague and seniors for research and writing
Plan ahead don’t rush
Learn medical writing like medical sciences
Explore online resources
Share whatever you learn
Lead by example

26. Comments ? Questions ?Additions?

27. Time, attention and feedback !

28. Copy of the presentation & resources