Plagiarism, passing someone else's work as one's own, is unacceptable on Radiopaedia and will result in content being unable to be published. Existing plagiarised content that is discovered will be deleted.
We know you all want to help, and you may be tempted to "cut and paste" sections of journal articles, textbooks or webpages into Radiopaedia.org cases, articles, playlists or multiple-choice questions.
However, be warned that copying single sentences is unacceptable, even if you reference the source and even if the source is open-source or licensed under another permissive license.
Similarly, merely changing one or two words in a paragraph is insufficient. Translating text not written in English, even a single sentence, into English word for word is also unacceptable.
If you feel that your mastery of the English language is insufficient to write the content yourself, please consider other ways of contributing (see: Getting involved).
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Use of Radiopaedia articles in cases
It is permissible to use portions of Radiopaedia articles within cases; however, you should avoid using large portions of an article. This is redundant and makes it impossible to keep the articles and cases updated. Instead, case discussions should be focussed on the particular case (e.g. how the diagnosis was made, patient management) or the key learning points.
AI-generated text
In general, contributed content should not purely be generated by AI, although format, expression and typography can be improved by AI. If large amounts of content have (or appear to have) been primarily generated by AI, this may result in a contribution being rejected for publication. In addition, contributions must follow the style guide (in particular, in-line citation numbers for references to ensure accuracy of submissions).
It is important to consider that users from around the world use Radiopaedia to help them make decisions. So please remember that as the contributor, you are responsible for any text submitted, regardless of origin, including scientific accuracy and plagiarism in AI-generated text.
Exceptions
There are very few exceptions to the "no copy-paste" rule:
direct quotes are sometimes necessary
If you want advice or help, please feel free to contact the editorial board at [email protected].
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