Features and prevalence of plagiarism in biomedical science

Integrity is fundamental value for scientists, especially for medical science which results have immediate impact on health. Plagiarism is form of dishonesty, “illegitimate appropriation of intellectual property, ideas, methods, results, text, speech or thought for the purpose of displaying as its own.” Plagiarism can be prevented by using software (computer installed, on Internet) for examination of all scientific papers before publication or reviewing process and education. This article explains past and future research projects of our Department.