With the greater availability in the past decade of software that quickly and efficiently scans the literature for duplication, there has been increased awareness by the public of the issue of plagiarism. A famous, recent case is that of the former German Defense Minister whose doctoral title was revoked because he reportedly plagiarized a large portion of his doctoral thesis. There have been numerous other such text 'copy-paste' incidents in other countries as well, just as readily, it has become easy to manipulate and transfer data from one figure into another, as long as the end product supports the story the author wants to tell. We would like to discuss here the types of cheating we have encountered over the past few years as journal editors and highlight what we think should be done about it.
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