In recent years, the
scientific community has witnessed a number of instances of retracted research
papers due to the evidence found of scientific misconduct after those papers
were published. This presentation will highlight the importance of academic and
scientific integrity in the progress of global research. Whether you are
writing a research paper or completing an assignment for your class, it is
extremely important to provide proper credit to various sources of information
(journal article, conference paper, presentation, book chapter, a web site,
images or any other types of resources) that were used in projects or
assignments. Using various examples of breaches in academic misconduct, or
retracted papers from published literature, violations in scientific integrity
and academic misconduct are explained, and possible hindrances and obstacles to
scientific progress are illustrated. Their consequences can be extremely
damaging in career promotion and future research collaborations. It becomes
critically important for creating teaching and learning environments for
students and new researchers to address this global problem and enhance the
quality of academic and scholarly activities.