title: Publication ethics.
abstract: High-quality scientific literature is the cornerstone of scientific progress and is highly regarded by academia. However, scientific literature is often marred by plagiarism, data fabrication and falsification, redundant publication and illegitimate authorship. These problems are discussed in this article.
authors: College of Medicine, King Fahd Hospital of the University, University of Dammam, Dammam, Saudi Arabia mangalore971@yahoo.co.in.
authors: Ritesh G
authors: RG
authors: Menezes
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, USA.
authors: Smith
authors: S
authors: Giri
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, USA.
authors: Sadip
authors: S
authors: Pant
authors: Forensic Medicine Authority, Ministry of Justice, Cairo, Egypt.
authors: Magdy A
authors: MA
authors: Kharoshah
authors: College of Medicine, King Fahd Hospital of the University, University of Dammam, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
authors: Mohammed
authors: M
authors: Madadin
authors: Department of Community Medicine, ESIC Medical College & PGIMSR, Bangalore, India.
authors: Sharath Burugina
authors: SB
authors: Nagaraja
mesh_terms: D001319:Authorship / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D015714:Plagiarism; D011642:Publications / Q000941:ethics*
keywords: Publication ethics; publication misconduct; scientific literature