Research and Publication Ethics: An Introduction

This book provides a comprehensive overview of research and publication ethics and guides young researchers on how to conduct ethical research and publish their work responsibly. It presents an understanding of ethical practices in research and how they apply to research and publication by examining the different ethical theories and their application. The book also discusses the different factors influencing ethical decision-making and probes into the ethical issues that can arise in the research process. It explores the different forms of scientific misconduct, such as data fabrication and falsification, plagiarism, and conflicts of interest, and provides strategies for ethical research. The book also details the impact of scientific misconduct on research and publication and the strategies for preventing and detecting misconduct.

Aligning to the belief that promoting ethical research practices is essential for advancing science and society, this book will be helpful for young researchers, scholars, aspiring researchers, and academicians interested in ethical research practices in multiple disciplines.

Nimit Chowdhary, BE(Mech) MBA, PhD (Management), is a Professor and Head at the Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. He has more than 30 years of postgraduate teaching and research experience. He has been a full professor for close to 17 years, serving in all the country’s regions. He has also been a professor at ITESM- MEXICO, Shaoxing University, CHINA. He has also taught at the University of Girona, SPAIN, the University of Gotland, SWEDEN, and GEA Academy SLOVENIA. Recently, he was associated as adjunct faculty with Arizona State University, USA.

He has received awards and accolades in and outside of India for his academic contributions. He is a recipient of the AICTE Career Award for Young Teachers; SIDA Fellowship, Sweden; Guest Scholarship, Sweden; Linnaeus Palme Exchange Programme Grants, Sweden; PIMG Research Excellence Award, Gwalior; Scholars’ Grant (EMTM), Erasmus Mundus, Europe among others. Recently he was chosen for the prestigious LEAP programme at Oxford University.

His research has focused on tourism marketing, destination, services, and entrepreneurship. He is a referred researcher in many international journals and has researched for UGC, ICSSR, AICTE and MoT-GoI worth around Rs. 50 Lakhs. He has supervised 23 PhDs, authored fourteen books (including those with Taylor and Francis, Macmillan, Goodfellow and Sage), edited six books (including Taylor and Francis and Emerald), and contributed more than 225 papers.

Sunayana, MBA, PhD is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Management Studies at Jamia Millia Islamia’s Department of Management Studies. She has earned a PhD in Management Studies from Jiwaji University in Gwalior, MP, and an MBA from Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University in Ajmer. At the Government Engineering College in Jhalawar, Rajasthan, she previously held the position of lecturer. She has been a teacher for more than 14 years. She has given talks at numerous conferences in India and overseas and published more than 20 papers in reputable national and international publications. She teaches cross-cultural issues, training & development, strategic management, and business ethics. Her areas of research interest are tourism, strategic management, and business ethics.

Monika Prakash, MBA, MCom, PhD, is a Professor at the Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management (IITTM), Noida. Earlier, she headed the IITTM Noida and IITTM Gwalior. She has over 25 years of university-level teaching experience and has been a full professor since 2013.

She leads the prestigious Incredible India Tourist Facilitator Programme (IITFP) and is also the Nodal Officer of Central Nodal Agency for Sustainable Tourism (CAN-ST) of the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India. In addition, she is a researcher, trainer, and academic administrator.

She has published more than forty-five papers and ten books. She has supervised doctoral research and led funded research from the Ministry of Tourism and ICSSR, among others. She has presented papers and moderated/ chaired national and international conference sessions. She has travelled extensively in and outside of the country.