Bibliometrics as a promising tool for solving publication ethics issues

Area of Science:

• Bibliometrics
• Publication Ethics
• Scientific Research Integrity

Background:

• Publication ethics are crucial for scientific research and its dissemination.
• Challenges in publication ethics involve authors, reviewers, editors, publishers, and funders.
• Current efforts focus on guidelines and education to prevent research misconduct.

Purpose of the Study:

• To explore bibliometric methods as technical tools for detecting publication ethics violations.
• To summarize recent studies on using bibliometrics to identify plagiarism, authorship issues, and editorial misconduct.

Main Methods:

• Review of recent studies focusing on bibliometric analysis.
• Application of bibliometric perspectives to detect specific ethical breaches.

Main Results:

• Bibliometric methods show potential for identifying plagiarism.
• These methods can also detect inappropriate authorship.
• Bibliometrics may assist in identifying official misconduct among editorial board members.

Conclusions:

• Bibliometric approaches represent a promising technical facility for upholding publication ethics.
• Further development and application of these methods can enhance detection of research misconduct.
• This supports the collective effort to ensure ethical scientific publishing.