Editorial

Trick or treat?

Murat Cehreli¹ , Zafer Cehreli² , Thomas Stamm³ , Ulrich Meyer⁴ and Hans-Peter Wiesmann⁵

¹  CosmORAL Oral and Dental Health Polyclinics, Section of Prosthodontics, Ankara, Turkey

²  Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey

³  Department of Orthodontics, University of Muenster, Munster, Germany

⁴  Clinic for Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany

⁵  Clinic for Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Münster, Münster, Germany

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Head & Face Medicine 2007, 3:22doi:10.1186/1746-160X-3-22

Published:	11 May 2007

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to draw attention to current transgressions in scientific writing and to promote commitment to ethical standards and good science. All participants of any research project, particularly under interdiciplinary team approach, should not only play an active role on the management and carrying out of their study but also ensure that their study is not fraudulent. Manuscript fabrication, data and/or figure manupilation, piracy (plagiarism), sloppy research, and transgressions in authorship are reasons for loss of scientific value and records, retraction of articles, and application of a variety of sanctions.