Image manipulation; how far is too far

Recent advances in science and technology has helped researchers gain faster and easier access to scientific resources and achieve optimal results more efficiently and effectively. On the other hand, considering the increasing demand for science production around the world, researchers might face challenges in performing highquality research. However, modern technology has not always been handled ethically by researchers. Although modern search engines have aided researchers in finding relevant published articles in line with their research interest in order to add novel findings to existing publications, they are sometimes used unethically by junior and sometimessenior researchers to produce articles that are not necessarily written by them. In such an environment, ethical issues in publication might be neglected.