Experiences of experts about the instances of plagiarism

Abstract

Introduction:Plagiarism is defined as intentional deceiving or lack of honesty, which deprives others from both material and spiritual possessions. Ethics is considered as one of the most important aspects of evaluating the quality of higher education. Moreover, scientific ethics should be reflected from university values, as a specialized institution, rather than being a reflection of the others cares. Therefore, the main aim of the present study is explore of expert experiences about plagiarism in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences.Materials and Methods:This study employed qualitative method with using in-deep interview. The research participants consisted of 21, who tend to this work. Semi structure interview were conducted and recorded. The method of analyzing data was ‘thematic analysis’. The data were transcribed and saved on computer after each interview. Themes and sub-themes were extracted. Finally, relevant sub-themes were arranged in a category and suggested were presented.Result:Analyzing data showed 600 primary codes, 40 sub-themes and 6 themes. The main themes included repeated works, non-normative adoption, non-normative adaptation, shares distribution, forging, and profit-seeking, each of which consisted of one or several subgroups.Conclusion:The findings of this study show that since, there are numerous ways of cheating, the universities’ research committees must create institutions in order to educate the individuals how to avoid plagiarism. In addition, providing information about different types of scientific violations, as well as their following punishments might lead to the decrease of such misbehaviors.

Researcher's experiences about their publication in ISI journals: A qualitative study in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

“…Keyvanara et al ., Shomoosi and Kooshan, Funk and Wichian announced that material and spiritual rewards, reputation, and credibility as well as the plagiarism cases are main success factors, so these arguments are same as the current study findings. [ 5 9 11 21 ]…”

“…Of course, most people who have been active in research give information about effective factors and problems in this field. [ 5 ] Hence finding obstacles in the way of the scientific productions is very important. So far many quantitative researches are done about the factors and obstacles in the field of research and knowledge production but qualitative researches can fill the gap in this area because researchers have valuable experiences that they cannot be introduced by quantitative methods.…”

Exploring Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Medical Students towards Plagiarism: A Cross-Sectional Study

“…( 22) So, they suggested that future researches should look into the topics included in medical school ethics courses and if academic deception and plagiarism are treated equally throughout medical schools. (23) A cross-sectional study was showcased in Croatia, to analyze the credibility of Croatian medical students towards academic honesty. Four Croatian medical schools participated, with third-and fifth-year students.…”

Knowing and avoiding plagiarism during scientific writing

“…It ranges from formal disciplinary action (apology letters, retraction of the published article) to criminal charges (suspension and prosecution of authors). [ 1 17 18 19 20 21 ]…”