Plagiarism and Science Writing

Plagiarism in Research- Resources and Reading Materials

The following list comes from:

List of Resources Related to Plagiarism – Office of Research Integrity …

https://www.oria.cornell.edu/rcr/documents/Resources_Related_to_Plagiarism_Feb_2016.docx

Cornell policies on academic integrity

http://cuinfo.cornell.edu/aic.cfm

Take the Plagiarism Quiz

https://plagiarism.arts.cornell.edu/tutorial/exercises.cfm

Cornell tools and resources

Tutorial and helpful tools specific to Cornell policies and practices https://plagiarism.arts.cornell.edu/tutorial/index.cfm
Dealing with Plagiarism in the digital world, and some faculty perspectives on plagiarism

https://web.archive.org/web/20180723004144/http://digitalliteracy.cornell.edu:80/tutorial/dpl3320.html

Tips and advice from Weill Cornell Medicine on how to avoid plagiarism

http://weill.cornell.edu/education/curriculum/plagiarism.html

Cornell’s copyright information center

From the Cornell Library, tips for TAs and students on how to detect and avoid plagiarism

https://guides.library.cornell.edu/eng_ta

http://guides.library.cornell.edu/c.php?g=31661&p=1396897

Cornell Library resources for managing references

https://www.library.cornell.edu/research/citation

Cornell libraries including the Vet School library and Mann library occasionally offer workshops on citations and how to avoid plagiarism. Consult a librarian if you have a question about a specific case, or explore workshop options here:

mannlib.cornell.edu/workshops-instruction/workshops

Online resources

Stop Thief! Avoiding Plagiarism by Paraphrasing http ://youtube.com/watch?v=9z3EHIoa9HI
Plagiarism: How to avoid it – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2q0NlWcTq1Y

NIH resources

A guide to ethical writing

https://ori.hhs.gov/avoiding-plagiarism-self-plagiarism-and-other-questionable-writing-practices-guide-ethical-writing

NIH ORI’s policy on plagiarism

http://ori.hhs.gov/ori-policy-plagiarism

Confirmed cases of plagiarism and other research misconduct in NIH funded research

http://ori.hhs.gov/case_summary

NSF and Plagiarism

NSF cites plagiarism as a serious concern in submitted proposals

http://news.sciencemag.org/2013/03/nsf-audit-successful-proposals-finds-numerous-cases-alleged-plagiarism

NSF on tools and technology used to detect plagiarism

https://www.nsf.gov/oig/_pdf/presentations/intl_workshops/brussels2011/13kroll.pdf

An article in the Chronicle of Higher Education on Plagiarism in NSF grant proposals

http://chronicle.com/article/Plagiarism-in-Grant-Proposals/136161/

Additional information on responsible conduct of research can be found at Cornell’s Office of Research Integrity and Assurance (ORIA)

https://www.oria.cornell.edu/

Case studies and other materials from the 2016 Winter Symposium on Plagiarism

If you suspect research misconduct, you can reach out to –

Director of Graduate Studies of your field
Department Chair
Amita Verma – Director of the Office of Research Integrity and Assurance, Cornell University av234@cornell.edu
Jan Allen, Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs, Cornell Graduate School
Dean of University Faculty

Other sites found via Google search for “NIH and plagiarism”

NIH and plagiarism

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3558294/

Office of Research Integrity on self-plagiarism

https://ori.hhs.gov/ori-policy-plagiarism

https://ori.hhs.gov/avoiding-plagiarism-self-plagiarism-and-other-questionable-writing-practices-guide-ethical-writing

Self plagiarism

http://www.ithenticate.com/plagiarism-detection-blog/bid/65061/What-Is-Self-Plagiarism-and-How-to-Avoid-It#.WLgM-n9rHBI

NSF and Plagiarism