33. PUBLICATION ETHICS

Question 1

1. What is the requirement of Publication Ethics for Research Studies?

Answer 1

THE REQUIREMENT THAT:
- research results must be reported accurately
- that these results make a scientific advancement
- that these results contribute to society

Question 2

2. What are the potential issues regarding Publication Ethics?

Answer 2

1. Authorship
2. Conflict of Interest
3. Fabrication and Falsification of data and results
4. Plagiarism
5. How the results of the study were obtained

Question 3

3. What are the different kind of Authorship?

Answer 3

1. GHOST AUTHORSHIP:
   - a researcher will contribute to the report
   - these researchers are not credited or acknowledged
2. GIFT AUTHORSHIP:
   • these researchers make a very weak contribution to
     the report

Question 4

4. Define Plagiarism.

Answer 4

• this is a kind of frequent publication misconduct
• there are different forms and levels of severity

IT IS WHEN SOMEONE:
- deliberately uses another’s work without permission,
credit or acknowledgement

Question 5

5. Does this summary make sense?

Answer 5

• yes

Question 6

6. Answer these questions.

Answer 6

• this can be done either verbally or on paper

Question 7

7. Answer this SBA.

Answer 7

• C