Against Plagiarism - A Guide for Editors and Authors

This is the first volume of a book series dedicated to "Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Scientific and Scholarly Communication". Fighting plagiarism is a the top priority for STM publishing. A practical guide will importantly contribute to the awareness of the relevant communities, bringing to the surface the basic rules and examples from the literature. 

Sommario

Part 1 - General plagiarism issues.- What is plagiarism?.- Differences between Anglophone and non-Anglophone journals.- Publication in more than one language.- How not to deal with it:  a case study.- Part 2 - Discipline-specific plagiarism issues.- Biosciences:  Replication of Methods sections.- Computing and Electrical & Electronic Engineering:  republication of conference papers.- Part 3 - What to do about it.- Promoting awareness of publication ethics.- Avoiding plagiarism as an author.- Detecting potential plagiarism.- Dealing with plagiarism as an editor.

Relazione

"This book provides a comprehensive insight into aspects of plagiarism within the field of scientific publications. ... Overall, the book contributes to the plagiarism debate and brings to this discussion an international dimension that many other publications lack and as such, it makes for interesting reading and is a thought-provoking contribution to the field." (Nicole Brown, Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice, Vol. 4 (3), 2016)

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Yuehong (Helen) Zhang
• Editore: Springer, Berlin
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 23.08.2016
• EAN: 9783319373348
• ISBN: 978-3-31-937334-8
• Pagine: 162
• Dimensioni: 155 mm x 237 mm x 11 mm
• Peso: 296 g
• Illustrazioni: XXIII, 162 p.
• Serie: Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Scientific and Scholarly Communication
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Media, comunicazione > Commercio librario, biblioteconomia; B, Ethics, Science: general issues, Communication, Ethics & moral philosophy, Media and Communication, Communication Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Printing, Teaching of a specific subject, Other manufacturing technologies, Moral Philosophy and Applied Ethics, Science Education, Publishers and publishing, Printing and Publishing