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Against Plagiarism : A Guide for Editors and Authors / by Yuehong (Helen) Zhang.

Summary:

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.

Record details

ISBN: 9783319241609
ISBN: 9783319241586
Physical Description: 1 online resource (XXIII, 162 pages)
Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
Publisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : 2016.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

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 and 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.

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