ETHICAL ISSUES IN PUBLISHING

This purpose of this workshop is to highlight some of the potential ethical issues that authors may encounter when submitting their work for publication and to recommend good practice to uphold ethical principles. There is... [ view full abstract ]

This purpose of this workshop is to highlight some of the potential ethical issues that authors may encounter when submitting their work for publication and to recommend good practice to uphold ethical principles.

There is growing pressure on researchers not only to publish the results of their work but also to increase the number of their publications. Inexperienced or unsuspecting authors may be at risk of adopting practices in their writing that could be considered to infringe ethical principles. While these are likely to be unintentional, they may have serious consequences for authors.

The objective of this workshop is to inform authors of some of the more common ethical issues that they may encounter and to provide advice on upholding ethical principles in academic writing (Committee on Publication Ethics, 2015). These issues include eligibility for authorship; responsibilities of corresponding authors; declaration of conflicting interests; plagiarism and text recycling (British Journal of Occupational Therapy Submission Guidelines, 2015). Facilitated by a PowerPoint presentation, participants will receive an explanation of these ethical issues. They will have the opportunity to share their experiences and engage in a question and answer session.