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Combating Scientific Misconduct: The Role of Focused Workshops in Changing
Attitudes Towards Plagiarism
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Rathore FA
; Fatima NE
; Farooq F
; Mansoor SN
Cureus
2018[May]; 10
(5
): e2698
PMID30062072
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Introduction Scientific misconduct is a global issue. There is low awareness
among health professionals regarding plagiarism, particularly in developing
countries, including Pakistan. There is no formal training in the ethical conduct
of research or writing for under- and post-graduate students in the majority of
medical schools in Pakistan. Internet access to published literature has made
plagiarism easy. The aim of this study was to document the effectiveness of
focused workshops on reducing scientific misconduct as measured using a modified
version of the attitude towards plagiarism questionnaire (ATPQ) assessment tool.
Materials and methods A cross-sectional study was conducted with participants of
workshops on scientific misconduct. Demographic data were recorded. A modified
ATPQ was used as a pre- and post-test for workshop participants. Data
were entered in SPSS v20 (IBM< Armonk, NY, US). Frequencies and descriptive
statistics were analyzed. An independent sample t-test was run to analyze
differences in mean scores on pre-workshop ATPQ and differences in mean scores on
post-test scores. Results There were 38 males and 42 females (mean age: 26.2
years) who participated in the workshops and completed the pre- and
post-assessments. Most (59; 73.75%) were final-year medical students. One-third
(33.8%) of the respondents had neither attended workshops related to ethics in
medical research nor published manuscripts in medical journals (32.5%). More than
half (55%) admitted witnessing unethical practices in research. There was a
significant improvement in attitudes toward plagiarism after attending the
workshop (mean difference = 7.18 (6.2), t = 10.32, P < .001). Conclusions Focused
workshops on how to detect and avoid scientific misconduct can help increase
knowledge and improve attitudes towards plagiarism, as assessed by the modified
ATPQ. Students, residents, and faculty members must be trained to conduct ethical
medical research and avoid all forms of scientific misconduct.