Norman Edmund’s Educational Blog

Definition in the Federal Regulations - “Plagiarism is the appropriation of another person’s ideas, processes, results or words without giving appropriate credit.”
On the surface this may not seem as important as fabrication and falsification. However, the smooth functioning of the whole system of science depends on honesty and a devotion to cooperation, respect, proper […]

Definition in the federal regulations:
“Falsification is making up data or results and recording or reporting them.”
There have been cases in which researchers deliberately and intentionally falsified their research. This type of activity is not tolerated in science. Researchers should realize that it will usually be detected sooner or later in the peer review process.
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