T he institution has a stated code of Ethics to check malpractices and plagiarism in Research
The college has got its unique mechanism to check the malpractices and plagiarism in research.
It is mandatory to follow certain code of ethics and also strictly adhered in implementing them, which will enhance the quality of the published works.
1. Plagiarism: Authors who present the words, data, or ideas of others with the implication that they own the same, without attribution in a form appropriate for the medium of presentation, are committing theft of intellectual property and may be guilty of plagiarism and thus of research misconduct.
2. Use and Misuse of Data: Research integrity requires not only that reported conclusions are based on accurately recorded data or observations but that all relevant observations are reported.
3. Ownership of and Access to Data: Institute preserves all the rights of ownership and access to data carried out as part of research by an individual or group of faculty and students.
4. Authorship and Other Publication Issues: Publication of research results is important as a means of communicating to the scholarly world so that readers may be informed of research results and other researchers may build on the reported findings.
5. Conflict of Interest: Academic members may not allow other professional or outside activities to distract their attention from their primary responsibilities towards the Institution.
6. Obligation to Report:
a. Reporting Suspected Misconduct: Reporting suspected research misconduct is a shared and serious responsibility of all members of the academic community
b. Correction of Errors: If a finding of error, either intentional or inadvertent, or of plagiarism should be made subsequent to publication.
7. Responsibilities of a Research Investigator: An investigator serves not only as a research manager with respect to members of the research group but also as a mentor responsible for the intellectual and professional development of graduate students and junior faculty in the group, including awareness and sensitivity to issues in research ethics.
8. Responsibilities to Funding Agencies: An investigator must submit progress and final research reports to sponsor at times specified in the award.
All the works carried out by the students and faculty as part of research, university academic projects, extension projects, journals or papers to be submitted in national/ international journals or conferences is scrutinized by the research and development cell and the mechanism used is as below.
The tools used for conducting the above mechanism are as listed below.
