PLAGIARISM AND ITS REPERCUSSIONS: A PRIMER ON RESPONSIBLE SCIENTIFIC WRITING

Background: Plagiarism, in simple words meaning theft of ideas or text, is a grave scientific misconduct that talked about frequently, however notable its conspicuous absence from the formal educational curriculum. Students and young researchers tend to engage this malpractice, intentionally unintentionally, due various reasons.
 Aim: In review, we aim discuss clear concept plagiarism origin consequences, with special considerations status COVID-19 pandemic. This lucid conceptualization will help authors invest original research terms both idea script, avoiding unnecessary rejections breach medical ethics.
 Search Strategy: An electronic search strategy was performed on MEDLINE using following keywords: “Plagiarism” OR “Plagiarism AND reasons” consequences retractions” detection”.
 Results: Of 2112 articles obtained, 36 were selected for review. The main reasons malpractice pressure publication under limited time frame along lack training writing.
 forms observed include intentional unintentional, ideas, copying verbatim, graphics, self-plagiarism translational plagiarism. Use software are available detection like iThenticate, Turnitin Feedback Studio, Grammarly etc careful reviewing by authors, reviewers editors can detect menace maintain originality science. be severe, ranging defamation monetary legal action against authors. Conducting interactive workshops writing promoting creativity thought at level grass-root education key preventing amongst students researchers.
 Conclusion: Plagiarism serious must discussed researchers, prevention fostering growth science academics.