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COLL X250 Ethics in Academic Editing and Publishing

Resources for editors and peer reviewers

Test your knowledge Quiz

We will review the answers to this quiz in class to check your understanding of the concepts.

Which of the following are grounds for a charge of scientific misconduct?
a. fabrication or falsification of data: 34 votes (11.81%)
b. plagiarism: 32 votes (11.11%)
c. manipulation of figures that alter the original data: 18 votes (6.25%)
d. all of the above: 204 votes (70.83%)
Total Votes: 288
Which of the following areas will not meet the criteria for authorship? Persons making substantial contributions to:
a. conception and design, or acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data: 23 votes (10.85%)
b. drafting the manuscript or revising it critically for important intellectual content: 30 votes (14.15%)
c. extensive editing on the manuscript before submission: 68 votes (32.08%)
d. approval of the version of the manuscript to be published: 91 votes (42.92%)
总票数:212
Strict confidentiality regarding submitted manuscripts must be maintained between the editor and author except in which of the following circumstances?
a. when a prospective author is invited to write an editorial commenting on the submitted paper: 14 votes (7.18%)
b. when the editor or author considers it necessary to consult a governmental agency representative on a matter that requires notification by law: 25 votes (12.82%)
c. when an editor is investigating an allegation of alleged scientific misconduct against the author and needs to consult an institutional or funding authority: 42 votes (21.54%)
d. all of the above: 114 votes (58.46%)
Total Votes: 195
Which of the following is considered duplicate submission of previously published content?
a. poster previously presented at a conference: 7 votes (3.93%)
b. abstract previously presented at a conference: 9 votes (5.06%)
c. abstract previously published in conference proceedings: 30 votes (16.85%)
d .之前完成的手稿发表在一个conference program book/proceedings but only available to conference participants: 132 votes (74.16%)
Total Votes: 178
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