Research and Publication Ethics (RPE)

Paper Code: 
24STT145
Credits: 
2
Contact Hours: 
30.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
4.00

Unit I                                                                                                                          

Philosophy and Ethics: Introduction to philosophy: definition; nature & scope; concept; branches. Ethics: definition; moral philosophy; nature of moral judgements & reactions.

 

6.00

Unit II                                                                                                                        

Scientific Conduct:  Ethics with respect to science & research, group discussion on subject specific ethical issues, Intellectual honesty & research integrity.

Scientific misconducts: falsification, fabrication, & plagiarism (FPP), group discussion on subject specific FPP issues.

Redundant publications: duplicate & overlapping publications, salami slicing.

Selective reporting & misrepresentation of data.

 

7.00

Unit III                                                                                                                       

Publication ethics: definition, introduction & importance, Best practices/standard setting initiative & guidelines: COPE, WAME etc, onflicts of interest, group discussions on conflicts of interest.

Publication misconducts: definition, concept, problems that lead to unethical behaviour & vice versa, types, Violation of publication ethics, authorship & contributor-ship, group discussion on subject specific authorship issues, Identification of publication misconduct, complaints & appeals, group discussion on examples and fraud from India & abroad, Predatory Publishers &  journals.

 

7.00

Unit IV                                                                                                                       

Open access publications & initiatives SHERPA/RoMEO online resource to check publisher copyright & self-archiving policies, Journal finder/journal suggestion tools viz. JANE, Elsevier Journal Finder, Springer Journal Suggester etc., Software tools developed by SPPU to identify predatory publications.

Software tools: use of plagiarism software like Turnitin, Urkund, and other open source software tools.

 

 

6.00

Unit V                                                                                                                         

Databases: Indexing databases, Citation databases: Web of Science, Scopus, etc.

Research Metrics: Impact Factor of journal as per Journal Citation Report, SNIP, SJR, IPP, Cite.

Score Metrics: h-index, g index, i10 index, altmetrics.

 

Essential Readings: 
  • Bird, A. (2006). Philosophy of Science. Routledge. MacIntyre, Alasdair (1967) A Short History of Ethics. London.
  • P. Chaddah, (2018) Ethics in Competitive Research: Do not get scooped; do not get plagiarized, ISBN:978 9387480865 National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering and Institute of Medicine. (2009). On Being a Scientist: A Guide to Responsible Conduct in Research: Third Edition. National Academies Press.
  • Resnik, D. B. (2011). What is ethics in research & why is it important. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 1-10. Retrieved from https://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/resources/bioethics/whatis/index.cfm
  • Beall, J. (2012). Predatory publishers are corrupting open access. Nature, 489(7415), 179–179. https://doi.org/10.1038/489179a Indian National Science Academy (INSA), Ethics in Science Education, Research and Governance(2019), ISBN:978-81-939482-1-7. http://www.insaindia.res.in/pdf/Ethics Book.pdf 

 

Academic Year: 
2024-2025
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