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Research Ethics Decoding Plagiarism and Attribution
Research Ethics Decoding Plagiarism and Attribution
Inaccurate Citation
Secondary Source Plagiarism happens when a researcher uses a secondary source, like a meta study, but only cites the primary sources
contained within the secondary one. Secondary source plagiarism not only fails to attribute the work of the authors of the secondary
sources, but also provides a false sense of the amount of review that went into the research.
Self-Plagiarism, Reuse
Duplication happens when a researcher reuses work from their own previous studies and papers without attribution. The ethics of
duplication is highly debated, and often depends upon the content copied.
Self-Plagiarism, Reuse
Repetitive Research Plagiarism is the repeating of data or text from a similar study with a similar methodology in a new study without
proper attribution. This often happens when studies on a related topic are repeated with similar results, but the earlier research is not
cited properly.
Inaccurate Authorship
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Misleading Attribution is an inaccurate or insufficient list of authors who contributed to a manuscript. This happens when authors are
denied credit for partial or significant contributions made to a study, or the opposite - when authors are cited in a paper although no
contributions were made.
Inaccurate Authorship
Unethical Collaboration happens when people who are working together violate a code of conduct. Using written work, outcomes and ?
ideas that are the result of a collaboration, without citing the collaborative nature of the study and participants involved, is unethical.
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Using others’ work without proper attribution is plagiarism.
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