| EDITORIAL |
|
| Year : 2012 | Volume
: 13
| Issue : 1 | Page : 2-6 |
|
|
Plagiarism: a cause for concern
Rajshekhar Bipeta
Editor, Andhra Pradesh Journal of Psychological Medicine (AP J Psychol Med), official journal of n Psychiatric Society, Andhra Pradesh State branch. Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Institute of Mental Health, Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
Rajshekhar Bipeta
Institute of Mental Health, Osmania Medical College, S.R. Nagar, Hyderabad - 500038. Andhra Pradesh
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
|
|
|
Incorrect attribution of somebody else's work or idea as one's own without adequate citation of the original source is called plagiarism. This is considered a serious ethical problem. Most authors do not know that this is unacceptable. Most of them, who know, are not aware what exactly constitutes plagiarism. This editorial is written with an intention to increase awareness regarding this important issue. I discussed the concept and various types of plagiarism, focussing only on biomedical research. Some suggestions on how to be at guard against plagiarism have been discussed.
|
|
|
|
| [PDF]* |
|
 |
|
