Salami Publication Research Articles

Many publications, salami publication and issues to be recognize in clinical surgery

Many publications, salami publication and issues to be recognize in clinical surgery

Publicaciones fragmentadas, revistas depredadoras y otros vicios contra el plan de estudios académico

Publicaciones fragmentadas, revistas depredadoras y otros vicios contra el plan de estudios académico

Fraud and Deceit in Medical Research

Fraud and Deceit in Medical Research

Salami Publication: An Outlook from the Lens of Ethical Perspective

Salami Publication: An Outlook from the Lens of Ethical Perspective

Publishing addiction: a behavioural disorder with specific characteristics.

By reading an academic journal, you are already at high-risk of publishing addiction (PA). So read on and see if you have it. PA is proposed as a previously unreported behavioural addiction. Gambling, excessive smartphone use and unrestrained shopping are other behavioural "addictions".1,2 Although widespread, PA is masked by its normalisation within academia, as alcoholism may be accepted in a brewery. PA can greatly impact the lives of those in its grip.

Vectors of Evolution of Political Reflection and Рolitainment

The development of political science in Russia largely reflects global trends. The transition to the methodology of quantitative analysis, the increasing role of large interdisciplinary projects with large transnational research teams, the increase in the number of co-authors, the avalanche of publication activity, and the extreme democratization of scientific life are among them. The principle of publish-or-perish, which dominates the education and scientific policies, provokes an exponential growth of publications and a number of negative effects: "salami publications", "guest authorship" , etc. In response to these effects, the ideas of "slow science" in the West and active public discussion in the Russian scientific environment develop. At the same time, the generation of meanings and narratives takes place in journalism and politainment - a sphere where politics and entertainment interact and intertwine, creating a new reality. At this point, political theory is becoming more and more elitist. At the same time, metaphor as a tool of theoretical knowledge is becoming increasingly important. Today, political knowledge is a system of hierarchically constructed interacting and interrelated metaphorical concepts. In this context, the abilities of metaphor are important: not only to describe reality more or less accurately, but also to model it. There are two ways to reflect on the political: the professional community, in the context of mass education and science, moves towards detailing knowledge about a narrow subject, while broader political contexts are reflected by society and its intellectual and creative elites through the narratives of mass culture expressed in metaphorical language.

Salami Publication in Qualitative Research: An Ethical Challenge

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Nepoštenje u nauci

With the creation of a global computer network, the internet, all manner of information has become available to scientists and everyone else around the world. The exchange of information gives scientists insight into the most recent scientific discoveries while enabling them at the same time to use the information for their research. Scientists and experts must be sure that their colleagues' research is valid, objective and the results complete. These scientific research characteristics represent scientific honesty. Scientific misconduct can take various forms and can be present in all phases of the scientific research process, but most commonly takes the form of fabrication, falsification and plagiarism. The reasons for scientific misconduct can be personal, professional and financial. There is also a "grey zone", which consists of data manipulation and selection, reference citing mistakes, multiple and salami publications, problematic authorships. Every type of misconduct has a detrimental effect on the scientific community. In the public eye, scientists are benevolent seekers of truth with high moral integrity, whose work is of key value to society. Any type of scientific misconduct serves to dishonour the scientific community but also brings confusion into the work of other researchers, therefore significantly slowing down scientific discovery in whole. Digitalization and technological advancement significantly contribute to the early discovery, elimination and sanctioning of any kind of research misconduct. A significant improvement in solving these problems can be achieved through adequate education of young researchers and introducing laws that precisely define penalties for breaking the code of good scientific practice.

Duplicate and salami publication: a prevalence study of journal policies.

Duplicate and salami publication are unethical, but are common practices with substantial consequences for science and society at large. Scientific journals are the 'gatekeepers' of the publication process. We investigated journal policies on duplicate and salami publication. In 2018, we performed a content analysis of policies of journals in the disciplines of 'epidemiology and public health' and 'general and internal medicine'. Journal policies were searched, extracted, coded and cross-checked. The associations of disciplinary categories and journal impact factors with journal policies were examined using Poisson regression models with a robust error variance. A total of 209 journals, including 122 in epidemiology and public health and 87 in general and internal medicine, were sampled and their policies investigated. Overall, 18% of journals did not have any policies on either practice, 33% only referred to a generic guideline or checklist without explicit mention about either practice, 36% included policies on duplicate publication and only 13% included policies on both duplicate and salami publication. Having explicit journal policies did not differ by journal disciplinary categories (epidemiology and public health vs general and internal medicine) or impact factors. Further analysis of journals with explicit policies found that although duplicate publication is universally discouraged, policies on salami publication are inconsistent and lack specific definitions of inappropriate divisions of papers. Gaps exist in journal policies on duplicate and salami publication, characterized by an overall lack of explicit policies, inconsistency and confusion in definitions of bad practices, and lack of clearly defined consequences for non-compliance. Scientific publication and the academic reward systems must evolve to credit good research practice.

Perceptions of research integrity and the Chinese situation: In-depth interviews with Chinese biomedical researchers in Europe

ABSTRACTResearch misconduct has been a threat to Chinese biomedical research. Despite many publications dealing with research integrity in China, little empirical data is available concerning Chinese biomedical researchers’ perceptions of research integrity and misconduct. To learn more about this issue, we interviewed Chinese biomedical researchers in Europe to investigate their perceptions of this issue. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 25 participants until data saturation was reached. The findings indicate that certain aspects of research integrity need elaboration among Chinese biomedical researchers. Participants had a vague understanding of general concepts related to research integrity. Data fabrication, data falsification and plagiarism were perceived as the most severe deviance. Inappropriate authorship (especially gift authorship) and ghost writing were regarded as the most prevalent types of research misconduct in Chinese biomedical research. The harms of certain practices, such as inappropriate authorship, salami publication and multiple submission, were not well recognized. Attitudes toward research misconduct were divided. The current scientific evaluation system, pressures of promotion, motives for fame and other factors were perceived as the main reasons for research misconduct. Participants suggested various measures in addition to existing safeguards to improve research integrity in Chinese biomedical research.

Fragmented publishing: a large-scale study of health science

Fragmented or multiple publishing is generally considered negative, as authors may inflate their number of articles through duplicate publications and salami publications. However, there are valid and defensible arguments for a single research study generating multiple publications. The existing literature confirm the existence of fragmented publishing; however, the extent of the phenomenon is questioned. The present study is a large-scale analysis within the health sciences of more than 50,000 studies and the resulting publications. The data allows us to analyze differences across subdisciplines as well as over time. The results show that the majority of the fragmented publications are journal articles. This study also shows that the extent of fragmented publishing is tied to subdisciplines. Increased as well as decreased fragmented publishing are found when we compare across the subdisciplines as the development is tied to subdisciplines. The implications are discussed.

Plagiarism An Essay in Terminology


 
 
 The terminology on plagiarism is not hard and fast. It is fluid, a bit ambiguous, and still emerging. It may take some time to settle the terms more clearly, concretely and exhaustively. This paper aims to provide a terminological discussion of some important and current concepts related to plagiarism. It discusses key terms/concepts such as copyright, citation cartels, citing vs. quoting, compulsive thief, cryptomnesia, data fakery, ignorance of laws and codes of ethics, information literacy, lack of training, misattribution, fair use clause, paraphrasing, plagiarism, plagiarism detection software, publish or perish syndrome, PubPeer, retraction, retraction vs. correction, retraction watch, salami publication, similarity score, Society for Scientific Values, and source attribution. The explanation and definition of these terms/concepts can be useful for LIS scholars and professionals in their efforts to fight plagiarism. We expect this terminology can be referred in future discussions on the topic and also used to improve the communications between the actors involved.
 
 

Mythbusters: Self‐Embargo

Mythbusters: Self‐Embargo

How to Write Scientific Journals of the Highest Standards

One of the requirements of a Ph.D. or Master is to write traditional and systematic reviews, critiques, letters to editors (LTE), case reports or case studies, at least one original article, and sometimes a meta-analysis, all with proficiency and inspiration. This presentation focuses on the ideas from research to publication, i.e., how to depict a distinct image in our mind in order to convert our research into various types of academic papers. Also, this presentation provides a general approach and some key points for writing and successfully publishing journal papers. The presentation will also cover some publication ethics guidelines, ethics of reporting questionnaire-based research, authorship criteria, plagiarism detection and how to avoid plagiarism, duplicate publication, and salami publication.

Modafinil Augmentation of Atypical Antipsychotic Agents: Duplicate Publication, Self-plagiarism, Salami Publication, and Other Matters.

Modafinil Augmentation of Atypical Antipsychotic Agents: Duplicate Publication, Self-plagiarism, Salami Publication, and Other Matters.

2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) infection in Saurashtra region, India.

Sir, The previous report on “2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) infection in Saurashtra region, India” by Chudasama et al is very interesting.[1] In that report (n = 274), they concluded that “delayed referral from general practitioner/physician, duration of antiviral treatment, and presence of coexisting condition (especially pregnancy) were responsible for intensive care or mortality in patients of severe influenza A (H1N1) illness.[1]” Of interest, Chudasama et al. have just reported another article in J Family Med Prim Care (n = 511) and came to a similar conclusion.[2] Although, the second study might confirm the finding in the first report, it seems that it might be a kind of self-plagiarism. It should also be noted that Chudasama et al. also studied the same group of subjects (n = 274) and published the report in Lung India, but concluded differently that “pregnancy is found as a significant (P < 0.05) risk factor for severe disease.[3]” It should be questioned on what the exact conclusion should be and whether these publications are salami publications.

Using systematic reviews to identify research gaps - a case study: mIBG for the treatment of neuroblastoma in children

Most childhood cancers are rare conditions, so research needs to be efficient. With only a limited number of children available for trials per year it seems sensible to use data from previous research. Systematic review methodology can do this whilst minimizing bias. Others also recommend undertaking a systematic review as part of a trial planning process in order to reduce unwanted duplication, help ensure that new research builds on lessons from earlier research and place the findings of the new research in proper context. [Clark M 2007] However, there are some who would question the value of undertaking systematic reviews when only less than optimally designed studies are available, which is particularly true in paediatric oncology where non-comparative studies dominate. Using a recently completed systematic review that investigated the effectiveness of 131I-meta iodobenzylguanidine (131I-mIBG) molecular radiotherapy for neuroblastoma, we aim to present some of the methodological challenges that we encountered during the review, such as study identification, quality assessment and salami publications. We will also discuss the presentation, analysis and interpretation of the results. We chose to perform quantitative analyses, which gave estimates of effect sizes, with measures of uncertainty, and evidence on dose/response relationships. We considered that such analyses gave greater insight into the data as a whole, while also being aware that quantitative analyses of generally poor quality data might be seen as providing a false sense of validity to sub-optimally designed studies.

Salami publication: definitions and examples.

Salami publication or segmented publication is a distinct form of redundant publication which is usually characterized by similarity of hypothesis, methodology or results but not text similarity. These aspects of publications are not objectively detected by software applications and therefore present a serious threat to publication ethics. This article presents a practical approach for dealing with manuscripts suspected of salami publication during the submission process and after article publication in Biochemia Medica.

Duplicate and salami publications

Duplicate and salami publications

Mea Culpa: Scientific Misconduct

Mea Culpa: Scientific Misconduct