Title: Grey academic misconduct in sci-tech publications: analysis and countermeasures for editors
Abstract: In order to maintain and promote academic integrity,we conducted research on grey academic misconduct in sci-tech publications.Based on the definition of grey academic misconduct,we analyze the forms,characteristics,nature,causes and harms of four types of misconduct: too many funds supporting one paper,inauthentic authorship,dividing a single paper into several ones,and fabricated data.Measures for the editors to prevent these behaviors are proposed.It is suggested that editors need to keep informed of the existing and changing forms of academic misconduct and standards of new academic behavior,and use critical mind and these standards to cope with academic misconduct.
Publication Year: 2012
Publication Date: 2012-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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