Against Plagiarism [electronic resource] : A Guide for Editors and Authors / by Yuehong H. (Helen) Zhang.
Series: Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Scientific and Scholarly CommunicationPublisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016Edition: 1st ed. 2016Description: XXIII, 162 p. 43 illus., 4 illus. in color. online resourceContent type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9783319241609
- 686 23
- 070.5 23
- Z116.A5-265.5
- Z116-659

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 & 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.
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.