This book contains valuable knowledge about the research and publication ethics which is necessary as per the UGC guidelines as a model code of conduct. Students and researchers from UG, PG, MPhil and PhD in India must study this paper as a compulsory course. This has 2 credits (minimum 50 marks) for all the MPhil and PhD students across all institutions in India. Main contribution in this book is to provide an easy and holistic representation about various aspects of ethical context that are important for both education and research. We cover most significant contextual augmentation on the following

(1) Research Philosophy

(2) Research Ethics

(3) Research and Publication Conduct

(4) Citation Indexes

(5) Open Access and Plagiarism Detection

(6) Research Metrics and

(7) Existing Research Databases.

This book in written in concise way to enable the students belonging to UG, PG, MPhil or PhD to grasp the said information about research and publication ethics.