Seven ways to plagiarize: handling real allegations of research misconduct.

Full Abstract

As the research integrity officer at my university for two years, I handled eight allegations of plagiarism. These eight cases show that initial appearances can be mistaken, that policies for handling allegations of research misconduct cannot cover every contingency, and that many cases can be resolved collegially without resort to formal procedures.

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Author information

Author/s: Loui, Michael C (MC);

Affiliation: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Coordinated Science Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA. m-loui@uiuc.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Review

Journal: Science and engineering ethics (Sci Eng Ethics), published in England. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-Oct; vol 8 (issue 4) : pp 529-39

Dates: Created 2002/12/27; Completed 2003/01/23; Revised 2007/11/15;

PMID: 12501721, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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Comments and Corrections

CommentIn: Sci Eng Ethics. 2002 Oct;8(4):540-2. (PMID: 12501722)

CommentIn: Sci Eng Ethics. 2002 Oct;8(4):543-4. (PMID: 12501723)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Authorship
Cooperative Behavior
Copyright - ethics; legislation & jurisprudence
Humans
Interprofessional Relations
Organizational Policy

Peer Review, Research - legislation & jurisprudence; methods
Periodicals as Topic - ethics; legislation & jurisprudence
Plagiarism
Scientific Misconduct - ethics; legislation & jurisprudence; psychology
United States
Universities - ethics; organization & administration

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