Unveiling the Handbook of Academic Integrity (2nd ed.) in Dubai

December 28, 2023
A poster with a blue background. There is a white banner at the top with university logos. The poster contains an image of a book cover and faces of individuals associated with the book.

The 1st Asia -Middle East – Africa Conference on Academic and Research Integrity (ACARI) 2023, 17-19 December at Middlesex University Dubai. It was against this backdrop that the highly anticipated Handbook of Academic Integrity (2nd ed.), published by Springer, was unveiled at a dazzling soft launch, marking a milestone in the book’s journey and the evolution of academic integrity knowledge-sharing and community-building.

The handbook is now in its final stages of production, and the standalone second edition will be released in hard copy in January, 2024. To celebrate, Dr. Zeenath Reza Khan, who serves as one of the handbook’s section editors and contributors, and was a co-chair of the 1st Asia -Middle East – Africa Conference on Academic and Research Integrity (ACARI) 2023, 17-19 December led the organization of the soft launch for the handbook during the conference.

The launch was held during the closing ceremony of the conference on the final day in an auditorium at the prestigious Middlesex University Dubai, was both festive and scholarly, as it brought together educators, researchers, and advocates for academic integrity. In addition to conference delegates, a number of esteemed dignitaries attended including, His Excellency, Jamal Hossain, Consul General of Bangladesh to UAE; Dr. Mohammad Ali Reza Khan, Award-winning Expert Wildlife Specialist, Dubai Municipality, along with Professor Cedwyn Fernandes, Pro Vice Chancellor of Middlesex University and Director of Middlesex University Dubai. Special thanks to Ms. Rania Sheir, Senior Specialist, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Ministry of Education, UAE, who not only attended the launch, but also posted about it on LinkedIn.

A screenshot of a LinkedIn post.

The Handbook, meticulously curated by leading experts in the field, is a compendium of insights, strategies, and best practices aimed at upholding the ethical practices in academia and research. It covers a diverse range of topics, from plagiarism to artificial intelligence, to the promotion of ethical behaviour in academic research, and much more. The multidimensional approach of the Handbook of Academic Integrity  ensures that it caters to the needs of educators, administrators, and students alike.

A number of contributing authors were in attendance, including:

Dr. Zeenath generously gifted two colleagues and me with authentic saris that we wore during the closing ceremony and the launch. As you can see from the photo below, I was given one in dark green and I just love it! I had an opportunity to say a few words about the book and its importance in the field, and to thank the organizers and authors. Each contributor was gifted a symbolic souvenir cut-out of the front cover of the handbook and following the formalities, we signed the back of one another’s covers.

The book launch culminated in a celebratory atmosphere, with attendees leaving inspired. The Handbook of Academic Integrity (2nd ed.), now poised to be a cornerstone in the field, builds on the first edition and stands as a testament to the collective commitment to nurturing a culture of integrity throughout every level of education and research.

Photo gallery:

Unveiling of the Handbook of Academic Integrity (2nd ed.) Two people are removing a gold-coloured cover from a poster featuring the book cover. People are standing in the background. There are blue and white balloons on the left edge of the frame.
A group of people standing around a large easel. On the easel is a poster.
An easel showing a large poster.
A photo with a group of people. Each person is holding a cardboard cutout of a book cover.
A photo of a group of people. There is an easel with a poster in the centre.
A photo of a group of people. Each person is holding a cardboard cutout of a book cover.

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Handbook of Academic Integrity (2nd Ed.) is In Production!

May 4, 2023

I am beyond excited to share that all of the chapters for the Handbook of Academic Integrity (2nd ed.) are fully approved and in production!

This is a massive volume, with 112 chapters, 109 of which are brand new. There are 3 chapters carried forward from the first edition into the new one.

I wanted to share an explanation about how the Handbook will be available online.

The electronic version of the Handbook of Academic Integrity is — and will continue to be — available in two (2) formats. One format is the dynamic online version and the other is the static online version.

Dynamic Online Version

The Dynamic Online Version of the Handbook is also called the “living” version. As and when an author decides to update a previous edition contribution, the updated version will replace the previous version on Springerlink (while the previous version is still accessible). In this “living” format, the Table of Contents is not organized section-wise, instead the chapters are added alphabetically as and when the online-first publication is completed for a chapter. 

A screenshot of the website of the living edition of the Handbook of Academic Integrity (2nd edition).

As we progress with production, the living version of the Handbook of Academic Integrity will include

  • first edition chapters that were not updated in the second edition;
  • revised first edition chapters (with a hyperlink to the previous version);
  • and the new chapters that were added to the second edition.

Here is a link to the Living version of the Handbook of Academic Integrity – https://link.springer.com/referencework/10.1007/978-981-287-079-7

Static Online Version

Each edition of the Handbook is also be published in its entirety once the book is complete.

This means, that the first edition of the Handbook edited by Tracey Bretag, is and will continue to be, preserved in its entirety online.

Screenshot of the website for the first edition of the Handbook of Academic Integrity living edition

Here is the link to the static online version of the first edition: https://link.springer.com/referencework/10.1007/978-981-287-098-8

Springer has assured me that the first edition link will never expire and will remain online in perpetuity.

The static online version for the second edition will be available when the entire edition is ready to go to print. That may not be for several months yet because this is a massive project and also it is detail-oriented work that must be completed to exacting standards.

In the meantime, chapters from the new edition will be added to the living version in an “online first format” as they ready. 

The First Chapter of the Second Edition Has Been Published

Screen shot of a chapter in the Handbook of Academic Integrity (2nd edition).

I confess that I do not know the inner workings of the publisher in terms of all of the production details. This means that I do not know the order in which chapters will become available online and nor do I have specific dates for when chapters will be available online.

Having said that, I am happy to share that one chapter from the new edition is now available online. Here are the details:

Stoesz, B.M. (2023). Academic integrity through ethical teaching and assessment: Overview and current trends. In: Eaton, S.E. (eds) Handbook of Academic Integrity. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-079-7_89-1 

This is the first of over 100 new chapters that will all be published over the next several months. Keep your eye on the website for the living edition for more chapters coming soon!

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