Academic misconduct refers to fabricating, tampering, plagiarizing, and falsifying academic qualifications or work experience in proposing research plans, conducting scientific research, reviewing scientific research, and reporting research results. This does not include honest mistakes. and different interpretations and judgments of things.
According to Article 27 of the "Measures for Preventing and Handling Academic Misconduct in Higher Education Institutions" issued by the Ministry of Education, after investigation, it is confirmed that the person being reported has committed one of the following behaviors in scientific research and related activities , should be deemed to constitute academic misconduct; plagiarism, plagiarism, misappropriation of other people's academic results; tampering with other people's research results.
Fake scientific research data, materials, documents, and annotations, or fabricate facts and fabricate false research results; sign on research results and academic papers without participating in research or creation, and improperly use other people’s signatures without their permission , fictitious collaborators*** have the same signature, or multiple people*** complete the research together without indicating other people’s work and contributions in the results;
When applying for topics, results, awards and job evaluations, Providing false academic information during degree application and other processes. Buying and selling papers, ghostwriting or ghostwriting papers for others; other behaviors that are based on the rules formulated by colleges and universities or relevant academic organizations and relevant scientific research management agencies are academic misconduct.
The definition of academic misconduct given by a group of 22 scientists composed of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the National Academy of Medicine in 1992, occurs in the process of applying for a project and implementing the results of the research report Fabrication, falsification or plagiarism. That is to say, misconduct is mainly limited to the three categories of "forgery, tampering, and plagiarism" (FFP).
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The impact of academic misconduct; academic misconduct will bring serious harm to the development of China's scientific and technological undertakings and even the global scientific and technological undertakings. These actions have seriously damaged the international reputation of China's scientific and technological undertakings. Academic misconduct has seriously damaged scientific ethics and academic culture, and has an immeasurable negative impact on the long-term development of China's scientific and technological undertakings.
Scientific research is a sacred undertaking to reveal and discover the truth, and truthfulness and integrity are its basic principles. The harm of academic fraud not only damages the international reputation of China's scientific and technological circles, but also has more serious consequences: it tarnishes the scientific spirit of truth-seeking, undermines the academic rules of fair competition, and shakes the foundation of society's trust in academic research results. , will have a huge destructive impact on China's scientific and technological undertakings.
Academic misconduct can also seriously damage the existing scientific evaluation system. The consequences will not only damage the academic reputation of the forger, but may also shake the peer review mechanism as the basic system design of academic evaluation, which will have a serious negative impact on the scientific cause.
Reference materials; Ministry of Education--"Measures for Preventing and Handling Academic Misconduct in Colleges and Universities"
Baidu Encyclopedia--Academic Misconduct