Correcting the scholarly record for research integrity : in the aftermath of plagiarism / M. V. Dougherty.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dougherty, M. V., 1973- author.

Series:

Research ethics forum ; v. 6.

Research ethics forum ; volume 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plagiarism.

Research--Moral and ethical aspects.

Research.

Science--Moral and ethical aspects.

Science.

Integrity.

Physical Description:

248 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Swizterland : Springer, [2018]

Summary:

This volume is the first book-length study on post-publication responses to academic plagiarism in humanities disciplines. It demonstrates that the correction of the scholarly literature for plagiarism is not a task for editors and publishers alone; each member of the research community has an indispensable role in maintaining the integrity of the published literature in the aftermath of plagiarism. If untreated, academic plagiarism damages the integrity of the scholarly record, corrupts the surrounding academic enterprise, and creates inefficiencies across all levels of knowledge production. By providing case studies from the field of philosophy and related disciplines, the volume exhibits that current post-publication responses to academic plagiarism are insufficient. It catalogues how humanities disciplines fall short in comparison with the natural and biomedical sciences for ensuring the integrity of the body of published research. This volume provides clarity about how to conceptualize the scholarly record, surveys the traditional methods for correcting it, and argues for new interventions to improve the reliability of the body of published research. The book is valuable not only to those in the field of philosophy and other humanities disciplines, but also to those interested in research ethics, meta-science, and the sociology of research.

Contents:

Correcting the scholarly record

The integrity of authorship

Pre-publication and post-publication responses to plagiarism

The purpose of academic publishing

A précis of chapters

2. Defining the scholarly record

The limits of the scholarly record

Works at the margin of the scholarly record

The scholarly record in transition

The indentity of items of the scholarly record

A definable scholarly record

3. What is academic plagiarism?

Identifying academic plagiarism

The intent to plagiarize

Self-plagiarism

Euphemisms for academic plagiarism

Plagiarism vs. copyright infringement

Statutes of limitation for plagiarism

In sum

4. A test case for published corrections : the discipline of philosophy

Classifying responses to plagiarism

Issuing an expression of concern

Issuing a statement of retraction

Reprinting a volume after the removal of plagiarized material

Halting the sale of the plagiarized material

Taking no public action

The varying quality of corrections in philosophy

5. Academic whistleblowing

The whistleblowing dilemma

To whom can one blow the academic whistle?

Multi-targeted whistleblowing

How will the whistleblowing impact the academic whistleblower?

What might whistleblower harassment and academic witness intimidation look-like?

Appendix : Sample letters for requesting corrections of the scholarly record

6. Publishing corrections of the scholarly record : some test cases

Disambiguating retractions, errata, and corrigenda

Twelve corrections of the scholarly record

Using the correct tools of correction

Responsibility for problems with the scholarly record

7. Contested authorship, self-plagiarism, and the scholarly record

8. Beyond the published retraction.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

3319994344

9783319994345

OCLC:

1044859145