BITE SIZE: Ethics in publishing

Ethical issues in submitting articles, the 5min version

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1. Dos and Don’ts
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   Ethics in publishing
   

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   Ethical issues in submitted articles
   Ethics in publishing
   Most common don’ts
   1. Duplicated publications
   2. Plagiarism
   3. Fraud: falsification and fabrication
   4. Authorship issues
   

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   Duplicated Publication
   Ethics in publishing
   • Don’t republish the same findings
   • Don’t submit the same paper to
   multiple journals simultaneously
   • Salami are for eating, not publishing
   • ”Salami slicing”: Fragmentation
   of results into multiple papers
   Plagiarism and Fraud
   • Plagiarism: Unreferenced use of previously
   published ideas and concepts
   • Including verbatim reproduction of text (yes, even your own)
   • Submissions are prescreened for plagiarism with software
   • Falsification: Distortion of data or results
   • Hiding outliers, selective removal of data points,…
   • Post-hoc analysis
   • Fabrication: Invention of data or results
   

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   Authorship
   Ethics in publishing
   Definition*:
   1. Substantial contributions to conception and design, acquisition of data, or analysis and
   interpretation of data, AND
   2. drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content, AND
   3. final approval of the version to be published
   *International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE)
   

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   Authorship
   Ethics in publishing
   Best Practices:
   • Discuss and agree on individual contributions and author order prior to submission
   • Changes post-submission (NEVER post-acceptance) are admissible, if explained and
   agreed by all
   • All listed authors are accountable for accuracy and integrity of all parts of the work
   • Reveal conflict of interest (financial, personal, academic, …)
   • Provide statement of individual contribution, if requested (or even if not)
   

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   Need help?
   Ethics in publishing
   • WILEY Ethical Guidelines
   https://authorservices.wiley.com/editors/ethical-guidelines/index.html
   • Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE):
   https://publicationethics.org/
   • Editors wants you to succeed! In doubt, seek editorial advice
   

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