CITI Program Training- Biomedical Responsible Conduct
of Research- Questions and Answers
Which of the following is an example of plagiarism? Correct Ans-Presenting someone
else's ideas or words and claiming them as one's own.
Which of the following is true regarding an acknowledgments section? Correct Ans-The
contributions of technicians and other researchers are often listed in the acknowledgments
section if they do not meet all of the criteria for authorship.
Which of the following most accurately describes the practice of ghost authorship? Correct
Ans-It is a situation where the individual who wrote the manuscript is not listed as an author.
Which of the following is true regarding authors who seek to publish the same content in
multiple papers? Correct Ans-Using the same content in multiple papers is deceptive if it is
not properly disclosed to journal editors or other relevant entities.
Which of the following is the primary criterion for authorship? Correct Ans-Having made a
significant intellectual contribution to the work.
Which author is normally responsible for sharing reprints of a publication with readers?
Correct Ans-The corresponding author.
Which of the following is a responsibility of each author? Correct Ans-Confirming that data
have been accurately presented.
of Research- Questions and Answers
Which of the following is an example of plagiarism? Correct Ans-Presenting someone
else's ideas or words and claiming them as one's own.
Which of the following is true regarding an acknowledgments section? Correct Ans-The
contributions of technicians and other researchers are often listed in the acknowledgments
section if they do not meet all of the criteria for authorship.
Which of the following most accurately describes the practice of ghost authorship? Correct
Ans-It is a situation where the individual who wrote the manuscript is not listed as an author.
Which of the following is true regarding authors who seek to publish the same content in
multiple papers? Correct Ans-Using the same content in multiple papers is deceptive if it is
not properly disclosed to journal editors or other relevant entities.
Which of the following is the primary criterion for authorship? Correct Ans-Having made a
significant intellectual contribution to the work.
Which author is normally responsible for sharing reprints of a publication with readers?
Correct Ans-The corresponding author.
Which of the following is a responsibility of each author? Correct Ans-Confirming that data
have been accurately presented.
