Anonymous@No address<wangling199858@163.com>

2013-04-23 21:27:30

It is good suggest.

Yan-yan Li@First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University<lyynjmu123@126.com>

2013-04-23 21:06:02

It is a good discussion on the duplication issue.

Fay@CQMU<liaofeish@yahoo.com>

2013-04-23 20:15:03

I recommend the citation of publication in such cases.

LIU Shu-Sheng@Zhejiang University<shshliu@zju.edu.cn>

2013-04-23 18:14:20

I like the article. It provides a clear and constructive guideline for avoiding duplication in the Methods section.

burcu hazer@No address<burcuhazer@hotmail.com>

2013-04-22 19:36:49

Dear Editor



I do agree with most of the comments present here. In some occasions the methodology of the experiment is almost the same with literature. If the author put the methodology in his/ her words and cite the related literature then it will not become plagiarism. But the discussion and conclusion section of a manuscript are unique if it is present in these sections then it should be stated so.

KHALID MAHMOOD KHAWAR@DEPARTMENT OF FIELD CROPS FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE ANKARA UNIVERSITY<kmkhawar@gmail.com>

2013-04-22 02:10:41

Dear editor

The topic of discussion is very interesting. I however believe unless there is something very new most of the methods on similar topics are almost similar or even sometimes they have similar wordings except for minor modifications or changes. Most of these changes or modifications are in write ups-not in methods themselve. Even sometimes some researchers just fill in the blanks by replacing the other biological product with their own.

The most important thing is weather the authors adjusted the new biological material at the right place? If the authors are clear enough and their results are different from the one described earlier. I will not count it as plagirsim. I n the scientific literature one plagiarise if he copies his results. His conclusion is copied etc. If the authors give reference to every thing that he has cited including self citations there is no problem.

TAO@No address<No mail>

2013-04-20 17:19:53

Very meaningful guidance

wei hong@zhejiang cancer hospital<hwya192@hotmail.com>

2013-04-19 21:34:43

It is quite useful for us!

Rajasekaran@VIT University<drcrs70@gmail.com>

2013-04-19 18:06:51

Dear sir

The paper entitled "Be careful Avoiding Duplication: A case Study". Materials and methods is either following existing protocols or slightly do modification so it our moral duty to cite the investigator/ inventor name eg: Protein estimation is done by using method of Broadford 1976) or mention the modifications and cite the authors is ethically correct. If any of the above said things is mission then only it became plagiarism.

WIth best regards

Dr. Rajasekaran