Decoding Plagiarism and Academic Dishonesty: Correspondence

Dear Editor, we would like to share ideas on the publication “Decoding Plagiarism and Academic Dishonesty in Plastic Surgery. ¹ ” Arneja et al. mentioned that “We are privileged to be custodians of Plastic Surgery and it therefore … the legacy of our journal remains rich. ¹ ” We concur that management of plagiarism is necessary, and that plagiarism remains a major scientific issue. We feel glad that the journal implemented screening for all submissions. Journals should use the best possible technique to detect plagiarism attempts in submitted manuscripts as a current requirement. ² However, plagiarism might come in various forms, text, conceptual, or figure plagiarisms. ³ Plagiarism also includes self-plagiarism or duplication, as well as attempts to publish separated pieces of a single study. It is necessary to prepare a strategy for dealing with complicated plagiarisms. The flaws are still visible when it comes to data fabrication and falsification. The computation tool’s detection of the problem may be more challenging than the detection of plagiarism. We agree that plagiarism and duplicate publication detection software has come with the help of journal editorial teams. Unfortunately, this software offers limited protection against fabrication and falsification. Nevertheless, scientific reviewers, including statistical reviewers, may be able to spot anomalous data presentations that could indicate fabrication or falsification. A problematic article may contain multiple sorts of misbehavior, such as plagiarism, fabrication, and falsification.

Academic dishonesty has become a significant issue. Despite the fact that there are many technologies available to assist in the detection of plagiarism, the problem still exists. The question of how to promote honesty in scientific practice is a difficult one. Contributions from all sides are required. The authors may cause problems but the institute ignores them. ⁴ Although scientific/clinical skill training is vital, ethical practice training, including ethical research behavior, may be a significant element to include in the curriculum.