Inappropriate image duplications in rhinology research publications

Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2024 Jan;14(1):119-122. doi: 10.1002/alr.23226. Epub 2023 Jul 11.

Abstract

Duplicated images in research articles erode integrity and credibility of biomedical science. Forensic software is necessary to detect figures with inappropriately duplicated images. This analysis reveals a significant issue of inappropriate image duplication in our field.

Keywords: image duplications; research integrity; research publication.