RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION ETHICS (RPE)

Paper Code: 
FSD 145
Credits: 
02
Contact Hours: 
30.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
  • To introduce researchers to the elements of marketing analysis: marketing environment analysis, customer analysis.
  • To familiarize researchers to the generic business strategies and strategic marketing decisions for profitable delivery of superior value to the customers.
  • To impart knowledge of merchandising in the apparel industry.

 

4.00
Unit I: 
UNIT I

Philosophy and Ethics

1. Introduction to philosophy: definition; nature & scope; concept; branches

2. Ethics: definition; moral philosophy; nature of moral judgements & reactions

 

6.00
Unit II: 
UNIT II

Scientific Conduct

1. Ethics with respect to science & research, group discussion on subject specific ethical issues

2.  Intellectual honesty & research integrity

3. Scientific misconducts: falsification, fabrication, & plagiarism (FPP), group discussion on subject specific FPP issues

4. Redundant publications: duplicate & overlapping publications, salami slicing

5. Selective reporting & misrepresentation of data

 

7.00
Unit III: 
UNIT III

Publication Ethics

1. Publication ethics: definition, introduction & importance

2. Best practices/standard setting initiative & guidelines: COPE, WAME etc

3. Conflicts of interest, group discussions on conflicts of interest

4. Publication misconducts: definition, concept, problems that lead to unethical behaviour & vice versa, types

5. Violation of publication ethics, authorship & contributor-ship, group discussion on subject specific authorship issues 

6. Identification of publication misconduct, complaints & appeals, group discussion on examples and fraud from India & abroad

7. Predatory Publishers & journals

 

7.00
Unit IV: 
UNIT IV

Open Access Publishing

1. Open access publications & initiatives SHERPA/RoMEO online resource to check publisher copyright & self-archiving policies

2.  Journal finder/journal suggestion tools viz. JANE, Elsevier Journal Finder, Springer Journal Suggester etc.

3. Software tools developed by SPPU to identify predatory publications

4. Software tools: use of plagiarism software like Turnitin, Urkund, and other open source software tools

 

6.00
Unit V: 
UNIT V

Databases & Research Metrics

Databases                                                                                                        (3 hrs)

1. Indexing databases

2. Citation databases: Web of Science, Scopus, etc.

Research Metrics                                                                                            (3 hrs)

  1. Impact Factor of journal as per Journal Citation Report, SNIP, SJR, IPP, Cite Score
  2. Metrics: h-index, g index, i10 index, altmetrics

 

Essential Readings: 
  • References Bird, A. (2006).  Philosophy of Science.  Routledge. 
  • Mac Intyre, Alasdair (1967) A Short History of Ethics. 
  • London, P. Chaddah, (2018) Ethics in Competitive Research: Do not get scooped;  do not get plagiarized, ISBN: 978 9387480865
  • National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering and Institute of Medicine.  (2009). 
  • On Being a Scientist: A Guide to Responsible Conduct in Research: Third Edition.  National Academies Press. 
  • Resnik, D. B. (2011).  What is ethics in research & why is it important. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 1–10.  Retrieved from https://www.nichs.nih.gov/research/resources/bioethics/whatis/index.cfm
  • Beall, J. (2012).  Predatory publishers are corrupting open access.  Nature, 489 (7415), 179–179.  https://doi.org/10.1038/489179a
  • Indian National Science Academy (INSA), Ethics in Science Education, Research and Governance (2019).  ISBN: 978-81-939482-1-7.  
  • http://www.insaindia.res.in/pdf/Ethics Book.pdf

 

Academic Year: 
2020-21
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