Academic misconduct

Sufficient skills in information seeking, research data processing and academic writing are essential to ensure that you do not indulge in academic misconduct without realizing it.

state that misconduct in scientific activities is often related to misleading. The best-known form of academic misconduct is plagiarism, but scientific misconduct is more than that:

Fabrication refers to the presentation of fabricated observations or results. In this case, the observations have not been arrived at in the manner described by the researcher or the results have been invented altogether.

Falsification (misrepresentation) occurs when observations are deliberately distorted so that they lead to false research results. The results can be distorted by multiplying them selectively or by modifying them. Misrepresentation can also mean that information relevant to the research is omitted.

Plagiarism refers to presenting another person's work as your own. The output can be a manuscript, article, other text, pictorial expression or translation. Plagiarism includes both direct copying and paraphrasing copying, such as telling in one's own words if the source is omitted.

Misappropriation happens when another person's research result, research idea, research plan, observations or research material is presented as one's own.

General disregard for responsible conduct of research includes, for example:

  • distortion of authorship and omission of other authors
  • careless handling of research data
  • inadequate documentation of research data and compromising data protection

Academic misconduct is dealt with harshly, as it harms not only yourself, but also your future employer and the university as a whole.

Plagiarism

Plagiarism means presenting the ideas and work of others as your own without giving the original source.

The previous pages of the library tutor tell about marking references. Plagiarism is often unintentional, and the best way to avoid it is to practice academic writing. Mention the source every time you use a source. Direct quotes are enclosed in quotation marks. Whether it is a direct quote or a passage paraphrased in one's own words, the reference is indicated both in the text and in the bibliography.

Self-plagiarism is also plagiarism, i.e. presenting one's previous work as new.

If you intend to turn your thesis into an article, it is advisable to discuss with your supervisor whether such a publication complies with the practices of the discipline before starting work.

The Turnitin system is used for plagiarism detection. the Turnitin system (help page). LINKKI