Avoiding plagiarism, self-plagiarism, and other questionable writing practices: A guide to ethical writing

Miguel Roig, Ph.D.

Acknowledgements

I wish to thank the following individuals and organizations for their support in developing this project. Marisela Torres assisted me in locating some of the material used as background for this resource. Michael Balas, Alice Powers, and Jay Zimmerman reviewed the examples of paraphrases. Maryellen Reardon read early drafts of the various sections of the resource and provided valuable feedback on them. Stephen Black, Eugen Tarnow, and many others have also provided valuable feedback on the earlier web version of the instructional resource. I have also benefited from discussions of various subject matters related to authorship and publication that have appeared on the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME) forum. I am, of course, indebted to the Office of Research Integrity, for providing funding for this project. The support of St. John’s University is also gratefully acknowledged with special thanks to Betty Farbman of the Office of Grants and Sponsored Research at St. John’s.