Book contents
- Academic Writing Demystified
- Academic Writing Demystified: Publish and Thrive
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Part I The Fundamentals
- Part II The Mechanics
- 5 Ethical Considerations
- 6 Outline
- 7 Abstracts and Keywords
- 8 Introductions and Conclusions
- 9 Literature Review
- 10 Data Visualization
- 11 Reproduction of Images and Copyright Issues
- 12 Creating an Index
- 13 Dealing with Reviewers’ Comments (Including the Dreaded Reviewer #2)
- Part III The Genres
- Part IV The Community
- Appendices: The Occluded Genres
- References
- Index
5 - Ethical Considerations
from Part II - The Mechanics
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 March 2026
Book contents
- Academic Writing Demystified
- Academic Writing Demystified: Publish and Thrive
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Part I The Fundamentals
- Part II The Mechanics
- 5 Ethical Considerations
- 6 Outline
- 7 Abstracts and Keywords
- 8 Introductions and Conclusions
- 9 Literature Review
- 10 Data Visualization
- 11 Reproduction of Images and Copyright Issues
- 12 Creating an Index
- 13 Dealing with Reviewers’ Comments (Including the Dreaded Reviewer #2)
- Part III The Genres
- Part IV The Community
- Appendices: The Occluded Genres
- References
- Index
Summary
Chapter 5 is concerned with ethical issues in publishing and research. The first step is to familiarize oneself with the ethics statement of the publisher, journal, and/or organization one is working with. We address some of the most common problems: plagiarism (and self-plagiarism, a.k.a. text recycling), avoiding conflicts of interest, and issues in authorship (such as author order and supervisor inclusion). Further resources such as the guidelines provided by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the European Association of Science Editors (EASE), and the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) are listed.
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- Academic Writing DemystifiedPublish and Thrive, pp. 39 - 47Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2026
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