RESEARCH ARTICLES
Research ARticles 2
Academic Terms
Scientific Fraud
Course topics
100

What are the main parts of the research article?

Abstract, Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, Limitations

100

What is it called when an article goes through an official editorial process that involves judging and approval by the author's peers

Peer review

100

This term describes the act of using someone else's work or ideas without giving proper credit, often violating copyright and ethical standards in academic and professional settings

Plagiarism

100
What is plagiarism?

Copying other people's work without giving credit to the source

100

One of the worst oil spills. 

What happened in the Gulf of Mexico? 

What happened on the Deep Horizon/ with the BP company?

200

What is this an example of? University of Hawaii, Mote Labratory,

Credentials?

200

What is this an example of? 

The potential for ingestion of plastic particles by open ocean filter feeders was assessed by measuring the relative abundance and mass of neustonic plastic and zooplankton near the central high-pressure area of the North Pacific central gyre

Methods

200

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200

Who likes to draw notes on the whiteboard?

Einav

200

This formal notice, often issued by the editors of a scholarly journal, highlights potential issues with a published article, such as disputed accuracy or ethical concerns, without retracting the work entirely. 

What is an editorial expression of concern

300

What is this an example of? Dixon, T.J., Dixon, T.R., 1981. Marine litter distribution and composition in the North Sea. Marine Pollution Bulletin 14, 145–148.

Bibliography

300

What is this?

Marine debris is a visible expression of human impact on the marine environment. The number of marine mammals that die each year due to ingestion and entanglement approaches 100,000 in the North Pacific Ocean alone (Wallace 2024). 

Real word problem

300

This refers to a specific group of words taken from a text or speech and repeated by someone other than the original author or speaker.

This is a quote.

300

Who is Miss Conduct?

Karen's joke

300

This is issued by the publishers or editors of a journal or magazine to formally withdraw a published work from their publication, often due to significant errors, ethical breaches, or fraudulent data that invalidate its findings

What is an editorial retraction?

400

What is this an example of? The impacts of litter on marine wildlife, tourism and human health have been documented (Dixon and Dixon, 1981; Joyner and Frew, 1991; Corbin and Singh, 1993; Williams et al., 1993; Philipp et al., 1994).

A citation

400

What is this?

Many studies have focused on the ingestion of small debris by birds because their stomach contents can be regurgitated by researchers in the field without causing harm to the animal

Previous research/ Literature review

400

This is the act of expressing the meaning of something written or spoken using different words  while maintaining the original idea's essence.

Paraphrasing

400

Who is Abby?

The abstract coach

400

Her work came under scrutiny due to allegations of research misconduct. The University of Delaware found her responsible for falsifying and fabricating work on fish behavior in coral reefs, leading to calls for the retraction of three of her papers and notification to federal funding agencies.

Who is Dr. Danielle Dixson

500

What is this an example of? 

More research, especially long-term monitoring programs can provide input for conservation management and evidence that could be used to demand from local and regional authorities more efforts to mitigate the problem.

Recommendation

500

What is this?

No studies have compared the amount of neustonic debris to that of plankton to assess the potential effects on filter feeders.

Purpose of the research

500

Another word for talking about doing research.

CONDUCT

500

What does Karen love to use in class?

Technology/ AI tools

500

Boytan Slat

Who developed established the ocean clean up vessel 

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