Zafer Cehreli

Publications of Zafer Cehreli

• Trick or treat?

  Authors: Murat Cehreli, Zafer Cehreli, Thomas Stamm, Ulrich Meyer, Hans-Peter Wiesmann

  Head & face medicine. 02/2007; 3:22.

  The purpose of this article is to draw attention to current transgressions in scientific writing and to promote commitment to ethical standards and good science. All participants of any researchThe purpose of this article is to draw attention to current transgressions in scientific writing and to promote commitment to ethical standards and good science. All participants of any research project, particularly under interdiciplinary team approach, should not only play an active role on the management and carrying out of their study but also ensure that their study is not fraudulent. Manuscript fabrication, data and/or figure manupilation, piracy (plagiarism), sloppy research, and transgressions in authorship are reasons for loss of scientific value and records, retraction of articles, and application of a variety of sanctions.