Responsible conduct ofScience

By Muhammad Pukhtoon Zada Khan

PRESENTATION COMPONENTS Definition Explanation

Forgery

Academia

Journalism

Copy right infringement

By students

By Professors

By Researchers

Self Plagiarism

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Aim Applicability Responsibility of the Institutions & Organization Reporting Investigation Penalties for plagiarism Additional Actions Required Appeal Penalty for wrong reporting/False Allegation

Plagiarism Defined

Plagiarism is defined as "taking and using the thoughts, writings, and inventions of another person as one's own".

OR

The unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one's own original work

Plagiarism

Plagiarism

Plagiarism, or unacknowledged borrowing,refers to representing another person’s materialas one’s own without appropriate references.This includes research plans, manuscripts,articles, other texts or parts of them, visualmaterials, or translations. Plagiarism includesdirect copying as well as adapted copying.

PlagiarismAlso includes “self-plagiarism” – author using his/her own published material in another work without citation

Plagiarism FormsForgery

Where the authenticity of the writing, document, or some other kind of object itself is in question

Academiaplagiarism by students, professors, or researchers is considered academic dishonesty or academic fraud and offenders are subject to academic censure.

JournalismPlagiarism is considered a breach of journalistic ethics,

and reporters caught plagiarizing typically face disciplinary measures ranging from suspension to termination

Copy right infringementIt is not actually plagiarism, it is a violation of the rights

of the copyright holder, which involves the loss of income andartistic control of the material when it is used without thecopyright holder's consent. While plagiarism is concerned withthe unearned increment to the plagiarizing author's reputation

By StudentsIt is a very serious academic offense which can result in

punishments such as a failing grade on the particular assignmentor course. For cases of repeated plagiarism, or for cases where astudent has committed a severe type of plagiarism, a student maybe suspended or expelled, and any academic degrees or awardsmay be revoked.

By Professor/ ResearcherIt is punishable by sanctions ranging from suspension to

termination, along with the loss of credibility and integrity

Self-plagiarism as "the re-use of significant, identical, or nearly identical portions of one’s own work without acknowledging that one is doing so or without citing the original work

Aim of Plagiarism Policy To apprise students, teachers, researchers and staff about

Plagiarism

How it can be avoided

It is also aimed at discouraging Plagiarism by regulating andauthorizing punitive actions against those found guilty of theact of Plagiarism

Applicability of Plagiarism The policy is applicable to students, teachers, researchers and

staff of all institutions and organizations in Pakistan who areinvolved in writing or publishing their work

Any person listing his CV on the website or any currentpublication or applying for any benefit on the basis ofpublished or presented work that is plagiarized will be liable tobe punished as per prescribed rules

Responsibility of the Institutions and Organizations

responsible to apprise their students, teachers, researchers and staff of the definition, implications and resulting punishments

each author, including the coauthors, to ensure that papers submitted for publication should attain the highest ethical standards with respect to plagiarism

report having similarity index <=19%, then benefit of doubt may be given to the author

If similarities of a report are from author's own (previous) work then these may be ignored only if the material has been cited by the author

Any University or Degree Awarding Institution which does not adopt and implement this policy will have its degree derecognized by HEC

Reporting To inform HEC or respective Universities / Organizations of

alleged plagiarism, a complaint is to be made by email, post, fax or other means to HEC Quality Assurance Division or respective Universities / Organizations

Citation of the original paper or document or idea which was plagiarized

The citation of the alleged plagiarizing paper Any other information Name, designation, organization, address, e-mail address and

telephone number of the complainant

Investigation HEC Quality Assurance Division will request the respective Vice

Chancellor / Rector / Head of the Organization to carry out investigation

Plagiarism Standing Committee (Three Senior Faculty members, a subject specialist, HEC Nominee and a senior student if a student is being investigated upon)

Functions of the committee will be confidential

Provide opportunity to the author for the originality of publication

Committee shall test the quantum of plagiarism manually or automated

Editor in chief of the journal or programme chair of conference be contacted

Contact witness if any

Report be submitted to the head of institution with recommendations on the findings of the committee which is further forwarded to HEC

The head of institution has the right to implement or otherwise the recommendations of the committee

Penalties for Plagiarism Two types

Researchers/staff/teachers Major penalty (Dismissal from service and Black listing) Moderate penalty (Demotion/Black listing) Minor Penalty (Warning/Freezing of research grants/promotion

stop/Debar from supervisor ship of Ph.D) Students

Responsibility lies with student not supervisor (Thesis) Rusticated from University or any HE institue Fines Considered failed Degree if awarded be withdrawn

Co-AuthorsCo-authors are equally responsible for plagiarized work

Declaration All Authors must sign a declaration that the work is not

plagiarized

Other actions Like A letter of Apology All work be removed from public access Un Published work be rejected

Appeal The affected person has every right to appeal

Submitted to Chairman HEC/University etc.

Submitted within 30 days

Disposed off within 60 days

Penalty for wrong reporting 

In case of any wrong reporting strong disciplinary actionwill be recommended to the parent organization of thecomplainant

General Instructions Thesis (upto 19 % of plagiarism) Turnitin Software to check similarity index Internet, periodicals and student repository graphs, tables, formulae and other pictorial material is not

matched

Thank You

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