Research And Publication Misconduct

Misconduct in research and publication is strictly banned. They include fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, and any other actions that could jeopardize the integrity of research at any point along the process.

• Fabrication is the recording or reporting of fictitious facts or outcomes.
• Falsification refers to the alteration or deletion of data or outcomes, such that there search is not accurately reflected in the research record, as well as the manipulation of research materials or methods.
• Plagiarism is defined as the unlawful use of someone else's published or unpublished words,ideas, processes, results, or reports as one's own original work. It also involves self-plagiarism, which is the act of presenting one's own previously published work, in whole or in part, in the same or other languages as if it were new, without due citation.