Biochemia Medica, Vol. 23 No. 1, 2013.
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https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2013.004
Patchwork plagiarism – a jigsaw of stolen puzzle pieces
Vesna Šupak Smolčić
orcid.org/0000-0002-0539-6513
; Clinical Institute of Laboratory Diagnostics, Rijeka Clinical Hospital Center, Rijeka, Croatia
Lidija Bilić-Zulle
orcid.org/0000-0002-4497-6457
; Clinical Institute of Laboratory Diagnostics, Rijeka Clinical Hospital Center, Rijeka, Croatia 2Department of Medical Informatics, Rijeka University School of Medicine, Rijeka, Croatia
Abstract
Plagiarism remains at the top in terms of interest to the scientific community. In its many vicious forms, patchwork plagiarism is characterized by numerous unresolved issues and often passes “below the radar” of editors and reviewers. The problem of detecting the complexity of misconduct has been partially resolved by plagiarism detection software. However, interpretation of relevant reports is not always obvious or easy. This article deals with plagiarism in general and patchwork plagiarism in particular, as well as related problems that editors must deal with to maintain the integrity of scientific journals.
Keywords
plagiarism; patchwork plagiarism; scientific misconduct; publication ethics
Hrčak ID:
97134
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Publication date:
15.2.2013.
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