Common Types of Plagiarism
Plagiarism, or passing someone else’s work as your own, is not a new phenomenon in research. It has gained greater attention with the advent of plagiarism check tools that have…
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Literature Review Made Simple: Comparing 4 open access repositories
The open access (OA) movement advocates for equitable knowledge sharing and facilitates access to academic research. It has revolutionized academia by removing paywalls, thereby…
Growing Threat of Image Manipulation: Historic cases of retractions due to image fraud
Dr. Alan Fisher knew his team’s research had immense potential. After months of tireless work, they finally achieved groundbreaking results. However, as he reviewed the images in…
Citation-based Plagiarism Detector: New citation software tool hunts for plagiarism
Plagiarism is a serious issue in higher education and in academic publishing and at times can be difficult to identify. The deliberate misrepresentation of one’s written work by…
Self-plagiarism: How Much Is Too Much?
Most researchers would say that plagiarism is never acceptable. They would probably also agree that some types of plagiarism are more serious than others. For example, complete…
3 Effective Tips to Make the Most Out of Your iThenticate Similarity Report
This guest post is drafted by an expert from iThenticate, a plagiarism checker trusted by the world’s top researchers, publishers, and scholars.
For professional academics,…
10 Examples of Plagiarism to Stay Away From!
Plagiarism, or passing someone else’s work as your own, is not a new phenomenon in research. It has gained greater attention with the advent of technology that has made it easier…
How Should an Author Respond to Plagiarism Allegations?
Plagiarism is a really serious accusation and its consequences can affect researcher’s career. Even though you could prove your honesty, once a plagiarism allegation has been made…
How Can Researchers Avoid Plagiarism While Ensuring the Originality of Their Manuscript?
This guest post is drafted by an expert from iThenticate, a plagiarism checker trusted by the world’s top researchers, publishers, and scholars.
Most of us understand the issues…
How to Avoid Plagiarism in Research Papers (Part 1)
Writing a research paper poses challenges in gathering literature and providing evidence for making your paper stronger. Drawing upon previously established ideas and values and…
Spotting the Fakes: Understanding the common types of image manipulation in biological research
Images serve as visual evidence in biological research that help researchers validate their experimental findings. They also enable others in the field to reproduce the studies,…
Peer Review Week 2024: Reflections and takeaways
As AI-driven solutions draw attention with improved accuracy, speed, and transparency, their ethical use and potential contribution to peer review were the focus of the Peer Review…