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AAOS Now, December 2009

Maintaining the integrity of orthopaedic literature

Maureen Leahy

What do plagiarism and duplicative publishing have to do with orthopaedic surgeons? Plenty, it seems. Instances of these practices in orthopaedic circles have increased in recent years, putting the integrity of the scientific literature at risk.
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Below are sample questions from the Intellectual Property Quiz designed for Academy authors and editors. The basic module covers basic copyright issues and the advanced module explores situations actually encountered in Academy publishing and CME courses. How well would you do?