Knowing and avoiding plagiarism during scientific writing

Abstract

Plagiarism has become more common in both dental and medical communities. Most of the writers do not know that plagiarism is a serious problem. Plagiarism can range from simple dishonesty (minor copy paste/any discrepancy) to a more serious problem (major discrepancy/duplication of manuscript) when the authors do cut-copy-paste from the original source without giving adequate credit to the main source. When we search databases like PubMed/MedLine there is a lot of information regarding plagiarism. However, it is still a current topic of interest to all the researchers to know how to avoid plagiarism. It's time to every young researcher to know ethical guidelines while writing any scientific publications. By using one's own ideas, we can write the paper completely without looking at the original source. Specific words from the source can be added by using quotations and citing them which can help in not only supporting your work and amplifying ideas but also avoids plagiarism. It is compulsory to all the authors, reviewers and editors of all the scientific journals to know about the plagiarism and how to avoid it by following ethical guidelines and use of plagiarism detection software while scientific writing.

Is there plagiarism in the most influential publications in the field of andrology?

“…Plagiarism is an imperative issue in the field of scientific writing that profoundly compromises the quality of publication. It ranges from simple discrepancies to significant duplication of manuscripts without appropriate citation of the original source(s) (Das & Panjabi, ; Kumar, Priya, Musalaiah, & Nagasree, ). Plagiarism remains as a significant and increasing problem in academia, with a reported 10‐fold increase in article retractions over the last 20 years (Kumar et al, ; Smart & Gaston, ).…”

“…It ranges from simple discrepancies to significant duplication of manuscripts without appropriate citation of the original source(s) (Das & Panjabi, ; Kumar, Priya, Musalaiah, & Nagasree, ). Plagiarism remains as a significant and increasing problem in academia, with a reported 10‐fold increase in article retractions over the last 20 years (Kumar et al, ; Smart & Gaston, ). The adoption of plagiarism software by journals has revealed a significant level of plagiarism in the submitted articles, which was not previously detected (Butler, ).…”

Plagiarism: Types, Causes and How to Avoid This Worldwide Problem

“…Avoiding Plagiarism in writing articles: [13][14][15][16] Plagiarism is widespread even in developed countries and can be avoided by being honest while writing articles. Some of the ways to do this is by being original, taking time to write articles, writing in your own words, acknowledging all the studied articles, proper reference and strict adherence to the author or journal guidelines.…”

“…Avoid copy paste type of writing and always write in the cover letter to Editor of any similarities with other article in literature. Some of the key messages given by different authors in literatureare summarized by P Mohan Kumar et al 13 As given by Das and Panjabi the common ways to avoid plagiarism is given in Table 3. …”

The Plague of Plagiarism: Prevention and Cure!!!

“…What is Plagiarism? [2,3] The various terminologies used in this context have been summarized well by Kumar et al The term is derived from ''plagiare'' (Latin word for ''to steal/kidnap''). ''Plagiarius'' usually refers to a kidnapper.…”