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Cooperation between research institutions and journals on research integrity cases: guidance COPE RePAIR consensus guidelines: Responsibilities of Publishers, Agencies, Institutions, and Researchers in protecting the integrity of the research record Commentary: a broader perspective on the RePAIR consensus guidelines (Responsibilities of Publishers, Agencies, Institutions, and Researchers in protecting the integrity of the research record) Manual for Research and Publication Ethics in Science and Engineering , Seoul: Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies, 2016 Good Academic Research Practices (GARP) , University Grants Commission, September 2020

Improving the Quality of Research by Faculty and Creation of New Knowledge and Strategies for Improving Research Culture in Colleges/Universities (d) Publication Ethics and Peer Review Culture :  The mandatory requirement of publications in journals/conference proceedings for award of doctoral degrees and as a metric in evaluating faculty under the API score has resulted in a proliferation of predatory journals and conferences, which have abandoned classical peer review as a method of quality control. Indian academics have contributed 35% of all articles published in various kinds of fake journals between 2010 and 2014. International Consortium of Investigative Journalists has identified over 11,000 fake journals during the five-year period (2010-2015). Studies have found that from a total article volume published in predatory journals the large share of articles in engineering journals, followed by biomedicine and social sciences (Shen & Björk, 2015).  Plagiarism and data...

UGC (Promotion of Academic Integrity and Prevention of Plagiarism in Higher Educational Institutions) Regulations, 2018 5. Awareness Programs and Trainings: (a) HEI shall instruct students, faculty, researcher and staff about proper attribution, seeking permission of the author wherever necessary, acknowledgement of source compatible with the needs and specificities of disciplines and in accordance with rules, international conventions and regulations governing the source. (b) HEI shall conduct sensitization seminars/ awareness programs every semester on responsible conduct of research, thesis, dissertation, promotion of academic integrity and ethics in education for students, faculty, researcher and staff. (c) HEI shall: i. Include the cardinal principles of academic integrity in the curricula of Undergraduate (UG)/Postgraduate (PG)/Master’s degree etc. as a compulsory course work/module . ii. Include elements of responsible conduct of research and publication ethics as a compulsory c...