Research and Publication Ethics (RPE)

Paper Code: 
PSY145
Credits: 
02
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
  • Publication ethics: definition, introduction & importance
  • Best practices/standard setting initiative & guidelines: COPE, WAME etc
  • Conflicts 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 Publishing

·        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 & Research Metrics

Databases (3 hrs)

·        Indexing databases

·        Citation databases: Web of Science, Scopus, etc.

Research Metrics (3 hrs)

·        Impact Factor of journal as per Journal Citation Report, SNIP, SJR, IPP, Cite Score Metrics: h-index, g index, i10 index, altmetrics

Academic Year: 
2024-25
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