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The topics below cover Integrity issues that you might encounter, and some tips on how to address them. If you suspect any of such or similar issues, please contact the editor in chief immediately.
The resources and text on this page are directly from or based on resources provided by COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics)
Plagiarism
Plagiarism
Link to Decision flow chart on plagiarism
Data manipulation can happen in many forms, such as fabricated data sheets, manipulated images (such as Western Blots), manipulated charts
Recommended action:
Immediately contact the editor in chief and the managing editor about your concern.
What will happen next:
The editor will ask the reviewer for full documentary evidence and investigate the concerns.
The editor will contact the authors where there is clear plagiarism or copying, explaining the journal’s process and next steps.
The editor will inform the author's institution should be informed, where necessary.
If the author has copied from their own work, the editor will refer the author to the flowchart redundant (duplicate) publication in a submitted manuscript.
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