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  1. Central Inter-Disciplinary Research Facility, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth University, Pillaiyarkuppam, Puducherry, 607402, India

    C. Adithan

  2. Department of Pharmacology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, 605006, India

    A. Surendiran

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  1. Department of Microbiology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, India

    Subhash Chandra Parija

  2. Department of Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, India

    Vikram Kate

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Case Scenario

  1. 1.

    You find a very good illustrative diagram in a textbook that is suitable for a research manuscript that you are writing. Comment on the appropriateness of each scenario below.

    1. (a)

      You scan the page and insert the image in your manuscript without seeking copyright permission.

    2. (b)

      You redraw the diagram exactly as it has been published and insert in your manuscript without seeking copyright permission.

    3. (c)

      You reproduce the diagram either by scanning or redrawing but seek and obtain copyright permission.

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Adithan, C., Surendiran, A. (2017). Publishing Misconduct Including Plagiarism and Permissions. In: Parija, S., Kate, V. (eds) Writing and Publishing a Scientific Research Paper. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4720-6_17

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