Research and Publication Ethics

It has been observed that these days many students at graduate as well as post graduate and doctoral level are involved in research activities. Apart from these students people working in various R and D departments are also involved in research. So, it is very important that all these researchers must be knowledgeable and very clear about the ethics in Research and Publication.

"Research Ethics " is among the key areas under discussion and consideration at various levels. Many students of PG programmes. Research scholars and faculty members of higher education Institutions face problem to resolve the issues related to Ethics in research. Keeping in mind the vast scope of the area and opportunities for young researchers to learn about research ethics, plagiarism, citation, etc. this course entitled “Research and Publication Ethics” is being offered.

This course is divided into 5 sections, the first section is about Ethics, meaning of  Ethics and the definition of Ethics as given by various authors.  The next section deals with Ethics in Research and how to Incorporate ethical principles in all stages of Research. The next Section will be on Publication ethics and after this the next section will deal with Plagiarism, types of plagiarism and how to avoid plagiarism. The last section of this course will deal with citation, importance of Citation and various styles of citation.

I have added few Multiple Choice questions at the end to add to the understanding of the course.