Weekend reads: Who plagiarizes most? Why are women cited less often? And more

booksIt’s been another busy week at Retraction Watch. Here’s what was happening elsewhere around the web in scientific publishing, plagiarism, and retractions:

3 thoughts on “Weekend reads: Who plagiarizes most? Why are women cited less often? And more”

  1. Do you have any hints for me as I force a retraction against a professor who is known to plagiarize but no on has ever challenged her. The university recommends an attorney because of her reputation. Dina

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  2. The link to “Steve Almond asks whether it’s OK for writers to self-plagiarize.” is dead. Here is the right one:

    http://cognoscenti.wbur.org/2013/12/09/heavy-meddle-33-steve-almond

    But it is a good question. If for example you write a longer paper on the brain and this or that, and you have to explain in one or two sentences what a neuron is, can you reuse a perfectly sharp or funny definition from former papers? I think it is a matter of quantity. You just must watch out that you do not end like Jonah Lehrer.

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