Quality control and evaluation in scientific publications: types of plagiarism conduct in Human Sciences journals

Several verification strategies, among which the use of text comparison software, which contribute and help in the fight against misconduct, are part of the routine of journal editors. Thus, the research analyzed occurrences of plagiarism in a significant universe of articles from a given journal. T...

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Autores: Beltrão, Jimena Felipe, Silva, Taise da Cruz, Silva, Narjara Lorena Luna da
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade de Brasília (UnB)
Repositorio:Revista Ibero-americana de Ciência da Informação
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/46876
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/RICI/article/view/46876
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Periódicos científicos
Artigos científicos
Plágio
Revistas científicas
Artículos científicos
Plagio
Scientific journals
Scientific articles
Plagiarism
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Sumario:Several verification strategies, among which the use of text comparison software, which contribute and help in the fight against misconduct, are part of the routine of journal editors. Thus, the research analyzed occurrences of plagiarism in a significant universe of articles from a given journal. The study investigated the ScholarOne Manuscripts digital submission platform of the Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Human Sciences, from 2016 to 2020, cases arising from plagiarism in original scientific article submissions, as well as the types of plagiarism. A quantitative approach was used, since there was data collection on rejection decisions in the BMPEG ScholarOne Manuscripts digital submission platform. Human Sciences, as well as the use of a qualitative approach, through bibliographical research and consultations carried out in the Portal de Periódicos da Capes and in the electronic library Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) (Brazil). Of the 532 submissions, there were 335 rejections, of which 314 cases are related to some form of plagiarism. The predominant form of plagiarism is related to self-plagiarism. Maintaining scientific integrity is a challenge in conducting the editorial process of scientific content.