This textbook aims to provide awareness about research ethics, misconduct and the ensuing actions as per international law, information on open access publishing and predatory publishing. Many fresh research scholars are not fully acquainted with the rules governing copyright infringements, plagiarism and intellectual property rights. As such the book presents its various features in a lucid style, and the latest updates on the use of information technology in retrieving and managing information through various means in an ethical manner. The book is useful for students, young researchers and professionals.
Chapter 1. Philosophy of Research: An Introduction.
Chapter
2. Research
Ethics.
Chapter
3. Ethics in Scientific Research.
Chapter
4. Intellectual
Honesty and Research Integrity.
Chapter
5. Scientific Misconduct.-
Chapter
6. Redundant Publications.
Chapter
7. Publication Ethics.
Chapter
8.
Publication Misconduct.
Chapter
9. Global Intellectual Property Law.-
Chapter
10. Open Access Publishing.
Chapter
11. Referencing and Avoiding
Plagiarism.
Chapter
12. Database and Research Metrics.
Prof. (Dr.) Santosh Kumar Yadav has been associated with academics and research for more than 30 years. He has been an active and dynamic educationist cum administrator as president of Shri J. J. T. University, Rajasthan (India). As an academic, he has taught undergraduate, postgraduate and research students in different premier institutions including the University of Delhi under different capacities.
