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Plagiarism
Ethics
Breaking the publishing ethics rules can badly damage your reputation as a researcher, and even spell the end of your career. In this module series, we provide you with the support and advice you need to ensure your manuscript and actions are ethically sound.
We explore why it is crucial to observe the existing guidelines and the consequences when you fail to meet those obligations. We then look at some of the rules around authorship and plagiarism in a little more detail. And, we explain your rights as an author, and how you go about obtaining permission to use content from copyrighted publications.
What you will learn
- An explanation of publishing ethics
- Insight into the rules you should observe
- Information about content ownership and permissions
Plagiarism
While plagiarism is serious, it’s easy to avoid. We explain how to keep on the right side of the rules.
Authorship
We explore what it takes to really earn your place on a paper’s list of authors.
Content ownership
You’ve written a paper, but who technically owns it? We clear up the mystery.
Why you can't afford to ignore publication ethics
How publishing ethics can help make or break a researcher’s career.
Demystifying permissions
Everything you need to know about permissions and the pitfalls to avoid.Topic
Topic
- Becoming a peer reviewer
- Job search
- Research collaborations
- Going through peer review
- Finding the right journal
- Career planning
- Technical writing skills
- Research data management
- Open science
- Funding
- Ethics
- Fundamentals of manuscript preparation
- Book writing
- Writing skills
- Publishing in the Chemical Sciences
- Ensuring visibility
- Career guidance
- Fundamentals of publishing
- Fundamentals of peer review
- Social impact
Type
Language
Language
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