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Part of the IEEE IPR Tutorial SeriesPart of the IEEE IPR Tutorial Series
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This Tutorial provides information and This Tutorial provides information and guidance for IEEE publication editors and guidance for IEEE publication editors and volunteers responsible for handling volunteers responsible for handling complaints of plagiarism involving material complaints of plagiarism involving material published in their publicationpublished in their publication
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IEEE volunteers accept many responsibilities when they become an editor of a publication. They must oversee all facets of the publication.
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Although most of these tasks are rewarding experiences, one of the more unpleasant and intimidating duties is handling plagiarism complaints.
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The number of plagiarism cases reported each year has grown substantially.
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Editors face a number of challenges when dealing with plagiarism complaints.
Reviewing documents and communicating with authors can be time consuming.
Editors are often unfamiliar with IEEE policy related to author misconduct.
Potential thorny legal issues often arise.
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Despite these challenges, it is important for publication volunteers to handle plagiarism cases.
Volunteers are well versed in the subject matter
Publication volunteers, particularly editors, have authority with their publications
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The IEEE IPR Office has always offered a number of core plagiarism resolution services, such as
Maintaining a record of plagiarism complaints
Offering expert advice in the areas of copyright infringement, plagiarism, and IEEE policies and procedures
Providing letter templates for notifying and communicating with authors
Providing useful documents, forms, and checklists to assist volunteers with adjudicating complaints
Implementing corrective actions, such as posting Notices of Violation on offending papers in Xplore and adding author names to the Prohibited Authors List
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Even with these helpful services, volunteers can still find themselves in over their heads when reviewing plagiarism complaints. When this happens, there is a new premium service that can help…
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The IEEE IPR Office offers an Enhanced Plagiarism Resolution Service (EnPReS) that substantially reduces the time and effort that editors need to resolve plagiarism cases. EnPReS can also relieve volunteers from concerns related to any potential legal ramifications.
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EnPReS
Comparing EnPReS and Core Services
Using EnPReS
IPR Office Staff drafts and sends any necessary correspondences with authors on behalf of the editor
The Editor handles all correspondences directly
IPR Office Staff provides the Editor with copies of all papers, highlighted to show overlapping portions.
The Editor must review all papers to determine the merit of the complaint, and locate any portions of overlapping text.
The Editor receives a completed Case Summary, which includes recommendations for the appropriate misconduct level and corrective actions, based on IEEE policy
Editor must determine the appropriate misconduct level and corrective actions, and prepare a Case Summary for PSPB approval.
All relevant document are posted on a secure wiki web page, which can be shared with ad hoc committee members
Editor must circulate and keep track of all documents for ad hoc committee members.
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Using Core Services
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The completed case is presented on a secure wiki web site
The case is identified at the top of the page
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Publication details of the original and offending papers is listed
Recommendations for misconduct level and corrective actions are provided
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A completed Case Summary with all necessary information is provided to the Editor
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Marked copied of the original and offending papers, which clearly show the similar content
If you are an IEEE Editor or Publication Volunteer, and would like more information about EnPReS, please contact the IEEE IPR Office at [email protected], or call 1-732-562-3966
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For other tutorials on IPR-related topics, such as
• Trademarks• Patents• Plagiarism• Copyright
Please visit the IEEE IPR Office web site
www.ieee.org/copyrights/tutorials
The IPR Tutorial Series
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This concludes the IEEE IPR Office Enhanced Plagiarism Resolution Service Tutorial