Is there plagiarism in the most influential publications in the field of andrology?

Plagiarism is a common form of academic misconduct that extensively jeopardises the quality of scientific publication. The purpose of this study is to determine the extent of plagiarism in the most influential andrology articles. A total of 77 highly cited andrology articles were analysed for their...

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Published in:Andrologia
Main Author: Baskaran S.; Agarwal A.; Panner Selvam M.K.; Henkel R.; Durairajanayagam D.; Leisegang K.; Majzoub A.; Singh D.; Khalafalla K.
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Language:English
Published: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2019
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Baskaran S.; Agarwal A.; Panner Selvam M.K.; Henkel R.; Durairajanayagam D.; Leisegang K.; Majzoub A.; Singh D.; Khalafalla K.
Is there plagiarism in the most influential publications in the field of andrology?
2019
Andrologia
51
10
10.1111/and.13405
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85071882757&doi=10.1111%2fand.13405&partnerID=40&md5=527f37b66018a4d234af921fdf6f56f3
Plagiarism is a common form of academic misconduct that extensively jeopardises the quality of scientific publication. The purpose of this study is to determine the extent of plagiarism in the most influential andrology articles. A total of 77 highly cited andrology articles were analysed for their similarity index using iThenticate and Turnitin. The articles were categorised based on the year (before and on/after 2000) and type of publication (review and research articles), and the similarity indices were compared. Furthermore, the analysed articles were categorised based on the level of similarity using an arbitrary similarity index range (low: ≤10, moderate: 11–20, high: 21–50 and very high: >50) and average incidence rate (%) was determined. Our analysis revealed a higher percentage of the similarity indices for reviews than research articles. We noticed a higher similarity index for articles published on/after 2000 than those published before. The majority of the influential articles in the field of andrology showed a low similarity index, while some articles exhibited moderate to high levels of similarity. These findings support the need for the development of similarity index guidelines as a major pre-requisite for establishing a more transparent and efficient system to address plagiarism in scientific publications. © 2019 Blackwell Verlag GmbH
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
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author Baskaran S.; Agarwal A.; Panner Selvam M.K.; Henkel R.; Durairajanayagam D.; Leisegang K.; Majzoub A.; Singh D.; Khalafalla K.
spellingShingle Baskaran S.; Agarwal A.; Panner Selvam M.K.; Henkel R.; Durairajanayagam D.; Leisegang K.; Majzoub A.; Singh D.; Khalafalla K.
Is there plagiarism in the most influential publications in the field of andrology?
author_facet Baskaran S.; Agarwal A.; Panner Selvam M.K.; Henkel R.; Durairajanayagam D.; Leisegang K.; Majzoub A.; Singh D.; Khalafalla K.
author_sort Baskaran S.; Agarwal A.; Panner Selvam M.K.; Henkel R.; Durairajanayagam D.; Leisegang K.; Majzoub A.; Singh D.; Khalafalla K.
title Is there plagiarism in the most influential publications in the field of andrology?
title_short Is there plagiarism in the most influential publications in the field of andrology?
title_full Is there plagiarism in the most influential publications in the field of andrology?
title_fullStr Is there plagiarism in the most influential publications in the field of andrology?
title_full_unstemmed Is there plagiarism in the most influential publications in the field of andrology?
title_sort Is there plagiarism in the most influential publications in the field of andrology?
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description Plagiarism is a common form of academic misconduct that extensively jeopardises the quality of scientific publication. The purpose of this study is to determine the extent of plagiarism in the most influential andrology articles. A total of 77 highly cited andrology articles were analysed for their similarity index using iThenticate and Turnitin. The articles were categorised based on the year (before and on/after 2000) and type of publication (review and research articles), and the similarity indices were compared. Furthermore, the analysed articles were categorised based on the level of similarity using an arbitrary similarity index range (low: ≤10, moderate: 11–20, high: 21–50 and very high: >50) and average incidence rate (%) was determined. Our analysis revealed a higher percentage of the similarity indices for reviews than research articles. We noticed a higher similarity index for articles published on/after 2000 than those published before. The majority of the influential articles in the field of andrology showed a low similarity index, while some articles exhibited moderate to high levels of similarity. These findings support the need for the development of similarity index guidelines as a major pre-requisite for establishing a more transparent and efficient system to address plagiarism in scientific publications. © 2019 Blackwell Verlag GmbH
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