To improve integrity in scientific images the scientific community should understand the importance of integrity, how issues occur and the benefits of proactive image integrity checks before and during submission.
How damaging can one image be?
While it may be an honest mistake, publishing an image error can cause costly mistakes.
Can a scientist have unintentionally duplication within their own article? The bad news is yes and the toll may be very high. The good news - this all can be avoided now.
