By:

Ashish Singh Rajput

M.Pharm(Pharmaceutics)

Institute of Chemical Techniology, Mumbai

The authors’ central obligation is to present a concise, accurate account of the research performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance.

A paper should contain sufficient detail and references to public sources of information to permit others to access the work.

It is unethical for an author to publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal of primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently is unethical and unacceptable.

When an error is discovered in a published work, it is the obligation of all authors to promptly retract the paper or correct the results.

Authors must obtain permission for use of any previously published materials from the original publisher.

It is an essential component of the scientific enterprise, and all scientists have an obligation to participate in the process.

Reviewers should judge objectively the quality of the research reported and respect the intellectual independence of the authors

Reviewers should explain and support their judgments in such a way that editors and authors may understand the basis of their comments.

The editor of a journal has complete responsibility and authority to accept a submitted paper for publication or to reject it.

The editor and the editorial staff should not disclose any information about a manuscript under consideration to anyone other than reviewers and potential reviewers.

An editor should give prompt and unbiased consideration to all manuscripts offered for publication

As part of the assignment, the author warrants and represents that the assigned work does not infringe the copyright or violate any other right of any third party.

Publication of articles does not infringe the patent rights of any party because journal is not practicing any invention by merely publishing an article.

If a third party claims that an article infringes his or her copyrighted material, journal has to conducts a thorough examination of that claim and takes appropriate action.

Publisher does not mediate disputes between scientists other than when issues of copyright arise.

The corresponding author must have the approval of all other listed authors for the submission and publication of all versions of the manuscript.

The submitted manuscript must contain unpublished original work and not be under consideration for publication by any other journal.

Plagiarism or self-plagiarism constitutes unethical scientific behavior and is never acceptable.

Fragmentation of research papers is not acceptable. Publications should be organized so that each paper gives a complete account of a particular aspect of the research.

Criticism of a paper in either a Comment or article must be professional, substantive, and free of polemics.

If any of the preceding guidelines ceases to be true, the authors have a duty to notify the Editor as soon as possible so that corrective action can be taken.

Retraction notices are increasing rapidly. In the early 2000s, only about 30 retraction notices appeared annually.

This year, the Web of Science is on track to index more than 400 .

The total number of papers published has risen by only 44% over the past decade.

In surveys, around 1–2% of scientists admit to having fabricated, falsified or modified data or results at least once.

Corrections are published if the publication record is seriously affected, for example with regard to the scientific accuracy of published information.

A PDF version of the correction is added to the original article PDF so that the original article PDF will remain the same as the printed page and readers downloading the PDF will receive the original article plus amendment.

Corrigenda Errata

Retractions Addenda

1. Errata:-Errata concern the amendment of mistakes introduced by the journal in editing or production, including errors of omission.

2. Corrigenda :-submitted by the original authors are published if the scientific accuracy or reproducibility of the original paper is compromised.

3. Addenda :-are judged on the significance of the addition to the interpretation of the original publication.

4. Retraction:- Infringements of professional ethical codes, such as multiple submission, bogus claims of authorship, plagiarism, fraudulent use of data, or the like, will also result in an article being retracted.

Plagiarism is the act of presenting the words, ideas, images, sounds, or the creative expression of others as your own.

SOURCE USED:

The wind erosion problem of the southern Great Plains did not occur because farmers grew too much wheat, but because the drought prevented them from growing hardly any wheat at all from 1932 to 1940. During years of normal precipitation, the excessive root system of the wheat plants held the soil and offered excellent protection against wind erosion. In the droughty Thirties, however, the inadequate moisture supply prevented a suitable growth of ground cover in the early Spring “blow season” of February, March, and April.

STUDENT PAPER:

"The wind erosion problem of the southern Great Plains did not occur because farmers grew too much wheat, but because the drought prevented them from growing hardly any wheat at all from 1932 to 1940” (Hurt, 1981, p. 29-30).

APA reference:

Hurt, R. D. (1981). The dust bowl: An agricultural and social history. Chicago: Nelson-Hall

No, it is not.

Since the quoted material is enclosed in quotation marks and because the source is cited correctly and completely, this is not an incident of plagiarism.

SOURCE USED:

The wind erosion problem of the southern Great Plains did not occur because farmers grew too much wheat, but because the drought prevented them from growing hardly any wheat at all from 1932 to 1940. During years of normal precipitation, the excessive root system of the wheat plants held the soil and offered excellent protection against wind erosion. In the droughty Thirties, however, the inadequate moisture supply prevented a suitable growth of ground cover in the early Spring “blow season” of February, March, and April. The drought then began a chain of events, the first of which was crop failure.

STUDENT PAPER:

During years of normal precipitation, the excessive root system of the wheat plant helps to hold the soil in place and lessens wind erosion. During the 1930s, however, drought prevented farmers from growing almost any wheat at all, and this prevented the growth of necessary ground cover. This crop failure was the first in a chain of events that resulted in the Dust Bowl.

Yes, this is plagiarism.

Even if any piece of information is taken from conclusion of other’s work, than credit has been correctly given to the author.

No as such Punishments is given

Retracon and Rejection of paper.

Notification to the institution or agencies which funded the research.

Institution can be black listed.

Public notoriety or damage to personal reputation.