Plagiarism is the wrongful presentation of somebody else's work or idea as one's own without adequately attributing it to the source. Most authors know that plagiarism is an unethical publication practice. Yet, it is a serious problem in the medical writing arena. Plagiarism is perhaps the comm...
Plagiarism is unethical for three reasons: Firstly, it is unethicalbecause it is a form of theft. By taking the ideas and words of others and pretending they are your own, you are stealing someone else's intellectual property. Secondly, it is unethical because the plagiariser subsequently benef...
The recent report entitled "It's Still Plagiarism" is very interesting.1 Since the problem is still very common despite all the publicity, the question remains, "why does plagiarism still exist." And, as a corollary, what should authors, institutions, reviewers, editors, publishers, and ...
Accidental plagiarism is usually theresult of being rushed, unorganized, or uninformed about the citation and research process. Whether it's an accident or an intentional act of plagiarism, the consequences are essentially the same. It can result in a reprimand, failed grade, failed course, or ...
But as I reread her article and read dozens of other articles and essays about plagiarism, internet plagiarism, intellectual dishonesty, cheating, and honor, I decided that I agree with her main point: “If plagiarism by students is a problem, it is best addressed by establishing an academic ...
The very basis of unethical practices is that we often choose an easy path which though seems attractive and lucrative, leads us nowhere. Plagiarism is one of the many such roads taken as a short cut to academic growth and success, which in fact is a mockery of science. Though the causes...
Below are some important benefits of solid foundation in this exact science. Creates and promotes analytical thinking Analytical thinking is breaking down a problem into smaller expressions or arguments using deduction or considering each piece of information separately to judge its reliability. Breaking...
If your paper is desk rejected by multiple journals, it could mean that there is some major problem with it.
If we set aside accidental plagiarism and students that lack the skills to cite properly (that is a completely separate topic for another day), there are really three core reasons that students commit plagiarism. In no particular order, those reasons are as follows: ...
A third main rationale is that plagiarism causes intellectual stagnation. I discuss this concern in my later section on ‘Harms to research as a whole.’ To be fair, the alternative to uncited LLM-generated non-factual ideas wouldn’talwaysbe the absence of these ideas. This is because a re...