1. THE IEEE IPR OFFICE EN HANCED P LAGIARISM RE SOLUTION S ERVICE Part of the IEEE IPR Tutorial Series Click to Continue

2. This Tutorial provides information and guidance for IEEE publication editors and volunteers responsible for handling complaints of plagiarism involving material published in their publication Click to Continue

3. IEEE volunteers accept many responsibilities when they become an editor of a publication. They must oversee all facets of the publication. Click to Continue

4. Although most of these tasks are rewarding experiences, one of the more unpleasant and intimidating duties is handling plagiarism complaints. Click to Continue

5. The number of plagiarism cases reported each year has grown substantially. 20062007200920082010 50 86 114 135 181 50 100 150 200 Click to Continue

6. Editors face a number of challenges when dealing with plagiarism complaints. Reviewing documents and communicating with authors can be time consuming. Editors are often unfamiliar with IEEE policy related to author misconduct. Potential thorny legal issues often arise. Click to Continue

7. Despite these challenges, it is important for publication volunteers to handle plagiarism cases. Volunteers are well versed in the subject matter Publication volunteers, particularly editors, have authority with their publications Click to Continue

8. The IEEE IPR Office has always offered a number of core plagiarism resolution services, such as Maintaining a record of plagiarism complaints Offering expert advice in the areas of copyright infringement, plagiarism, and IEEE policies and procedures Providing letter templates for notifying and communicating with authors Providing useful documents, forms, and checklists to assist volunteers with adjudicating complaints Implementing corrective actions, such as posting Notices of Violation on offending papers in Xplore and adding author names to the Prohibited Authors List Click to Continue

9. Even with these helpful services, volunteers can still find themselves in over their heads when reviewing plagiarism complaints. When this happens, there is a new premium service that can help… Click to Continue

10. The IEEE IPR Office offers an Enhanced Plagiarism Resolution Service (EnPReS) that substantially reduces the time and effort that editors need to resolve plagiarism cases. EnPReS can also relieve volunteers from concerns related to any potential legal ramifications. Click to Continue EnPReS

11. Comparing EnPReS and Core Services Using EnPReS IPR Office Staff drafts and sends any necessary correspondences with authors on behalf of the editor The Editor handles all correspondences directly IPR Office Staff provides the Editor with copies of all papers, highlighted to show overlapping portions. The Editor must review all papers to determine the merit of the complaint, and locate any portions of overlapping text. The Editor receives a completed Case Summary, which includes recommendations for the appropriate misconduct level and corrective actions, based on IEEE policy Editor must determine the appropriate misconduct level and corrective actions, and prepare a Case Summary for PSPB approval. All relevant document are posted on a secure wiki web page, which can be shared with ad hoc committee members Editor must circulate and keep track of all documents for ad hoc committee members. Click to Continue Using Core Services

12. A Look at EnPReS Click to Continue The completed case is presented on a secure wiki web site The case is identified at the top of the page

13. A Look at EnPReS Click to Continue Publication details of the original and offending papers is listed Recommendations for misconduct level and corrective actions are provided

14. A Look at EnPReS Click to Continue A completed Case Summary with all necessary information is provided to the Editor

15. A Look at EnPReS Click to Continue Marked copied of the original and offending papers, which clearly show the similar content

16. If you are an IEEE Editor or Publication Volunteer, and would like more information about EnPReS, please contact the IEEE IPR Office at copyrights@ieee.org, copyrights@ieee.org or call 1-732-562-3966 Click to Continue

17. For other tutorials on IPR-related topics, such as Trademarks Patents Plagiarism Copyright Please visit the IEEE IPR Office web site www.ieee.org/copyrights/tutorials The IPR Tutorial Series Click to Continue

18. This concludes the IEEE IPR Office Enhanced Plagiarism Resolution Service Tutorial