====== Plagiarism ====== [[Scientist]]s have the responsibility of judging what is best for the patient and the optimal conditions for the conduct of the study. All physicians should ensure that [[research]] they participate in is ethically conducted. Every [[clinician]] should learn and receive training in the responsible conduct of [[research]] and [[publication]], and each [[project]] must be [[review]]ed by an institutional review [[committee]]. Scientific [[misconduct]] is defined as any practice that deviates from those accepted by the scientific community and ultimately damages the integrity of the research process. "Sloppy Research" and "Scientific Fraud" include activities which can violate science, records and publication. Sloppy research is due to absence of appropriate training in research discipline and methodologies. In contrast, scientific fraud is defined as deliberate action during application, performance of research, and publication. It includes piracy, plagiarism and fraud. Research institutions should adopt rules and regulations to respond to allegations, start investigational operations and perform appropriate sanctions ((Kansu E, Ruacan S. Research ethics and scientific misconduct in biomedical research. Acta Neurochir Suppl. 2002;83:11-5. PubMed PMID: 12442615. )).