Plagiarism: a cause for concern

Incorrect attribution of somebody else's work or idea as one's own without adequate citation of the original source iscalled plagiarism. This is considered a serious ethical problem. Most authors do not know that this is unacceptable.Most of them, who know, are not aware what exactly constitutes plagiarism. This editorial is written with an intentionto increase awareness regarding this important issue. I discussed the concept and various types of plagiarism, focussingonly on biomedical research. Some suggestions on how to be at guard against plagiarism have been discussed.

Peer review: a buzz-word in biomedical research

This editorial is written with an intention to increase awareness regarding peer review process. When I approached mycolleagues requesting them to take up the responsibility of peer review for APJ Psychol Med, they were hesitant. Thereasons could be: a busy schedule, other competing demands, lack of awareness, and so on. So I thought of making thesame the subject of the editorial... peer review, the buzz word in scientific communities. The fact that an individual isinvited as a reviewer means that such a person has a professional standing, is academically sound, competent and mostimportantly, in the editor's view, can do justice to that role.This editorial caters to biomedical research. This is by no means an exhaustive account. I have not discussed aspectslike 'how to write the review', 'qualities of a good reviewer', and so on. Readers are encouraged to dwell deeper into the subject.

Compulsive masturbation treated with fluvoxamine-a case study

Masturbation is a normal part of psychosexual development. It becomes troublesome when it becomes ego-dystonic &compulsive in nature. The present article reviews the literature available on compulsive masturbation and provides acase report of a middle aged male who presented with compulsive masturbation and was treated successfully withfluvoxamine.