Is there plagiarism in the most influential publications in the field of andrology?
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Date
2019
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Wiley
Abstract
Plagiarism is a common form of academic misconduct that extensively jeopardises
the quality of scientific publication. The purpose of this study is to determine the
extent of plagiarism in the most influential andrology articles. A total of 77 highly
cited andrology articles were analysed for their similarity index using iThenticate and
Turnitin. The articles were categorised based on the year (before and on/after 2000)
and type of publication (review and research articles), and the similarity indices were
compared. Furthermore, the analysed articles were categorised based on the level of
similarity using an arbitrary similarity index range (low: ≤10, moderate: 11–20, high:
21–50 and very high: >50) and average incidence rate (%) was determined. Our analysis
revealed a higher percentage of the similarity indices for reviews than research
articles. We noticed a higher similarity index for articles published on/after 2000
than those published before. The majority of the influential articles in the field of andrology
showed a low similarity index, while some articles exhibited moderate to high
levels of similarity. These findings support the need for the development of similarity
index guidelines as a major pre‐requisite for establishing a more transparent and efficient
system to address plagiarism in scientific publications.
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Keywords
Plagiarism detection tool, Scientific misconduct, Similarity index, Scientific publication, iThenticate, Turnitin
Citation
Henkel, Ralf . et al. (2020).Is there plagiarism in the most influential publications in the field of andrology?. Andrologia,51(10), e13405