SURVEY OF SOME OPINIONS ON THE ISSUE OF INTEGRITY IN SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATION OF STUDENTS AT VIETNAM SUMMER SCHOOL OF SCIENCE

Nguyen Anh Sang1,, Nguyen Van Trinh1, Le My Huyen1, Trinh Kieu Trang1, Kim Minh Thuy1, Nguyen Huu Nguyen1, Dinh Thi Tung Lam1, Huynh Pham Phuong Nghi1, Nguyen Quoc Bao1, Nguyen Thi Nguyet1, Nguyen Van Tuan Anh1
1 Vietnam Summer School of Science

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Objectives: To survey of some opinions of the group of students participating in the 11th Vietnam Summer School of Science on the issue of integrity in scientific publication. Subjects and methods: The study describes a series of cases from August 19, 2024 to August 21, 2024 on 40 students attending the course at the 11th Vietnam Summer School of Science in Quy Nhon city, Binh Dinh province. Results: Among the 40 subjects participating in the survey, there were 19 men and 21 women, with an average age of 23.65 ± 4.4 years (range 18 - 38). The number of people whose scientific works have been published accounts for 80%. The reasons believed to be the cause of integrity violations in scientific publication include: Lack of knowledge or awareness of research ethics (95%); Pressure on the number of individual publications (92.5%); Financial motivation (90%); Creating opportunities for personal advancement (80%); Commitment when receiving sponsorship sources (47.5%). Conclusion: The Vietnam Summer School of Science students participating in this survey had a clear awareness of the issue of integrity in scientific publication, especially serious violations such as data fabrication, plagiarism and self-plagiarism.

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