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De-coli: Plagiarism leads to retraction of highly cited recombinant protein paper

The authors of a 2005 article on E. coli in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology have lost the paper because they recombined it from previous work. The article, titled “Strategies for efficient production of heterologous proteins in Escherichia coli,” came from a pair of biochemical engineers from the Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi, in New Delhi, India. According to … Continue reading De-coli: Plagiarism leads to retraction of highly cited recombinant protein paper

Plagiarism (and plenty of it) fells Crohn’s paper

A group of researchers from Italy has lost their 2010 paper in the Journal of Cellular Physiology for having plagiarized — in style. The article, “Early Years of Biological Agents Therapy in Crohn’s Disease and Risk of the Human Polyomavirus JC Reactivation,” was led by Valeria Pietropaolo, of Sapienza University in Rome and the Sbarro … Continue reading Plagiarism (and plenty of it) fells Crohn’s paper

Weekend reads: Self-plagiarism and moral panic; sexism in science; peer review under scrutiny

Another busy week at Retraction Watch, which kicked off with our announcement that we’re hiring a paid intern. Here’s what was happening elsewhere around the web:

Publisher to pulp existing copies of science communication book because of plagiarism

The publisher Taylor & Francis has decided to pulp all existing copies of a 2012 book on science communication, and suspend electronic copies indefinitely, after it became clear that the text was plagiarized from the work of another author. The book, Clear and Concise Communications for Scientists and Engineers, was written by energy and environmental … Continue reading Publisher to pulp existing copies of science communication book because of plagiarism

Integrity of data “undisputed” in paper pulled for plagiarism

I shot the sheriff But I didn’t shoot no deputy, oh no! Oh! I shot the sheriff But I didn’t shoot no deputy, ooh, ooh, oo-ooh. —Bob Marley A group of pharmacologists in Japan has retracted their 2012 article in the International Journal of Pharmaceutics for plagiarism. But not, they note, for any other reason. … Continue reading Integrity of data “undisputed” in paper pulled for plagiarism

Waseda University checking dissertations for plagiarism in wake of STAP stem cell misconduct finding

Waseda University in Japan says it will be vetting every doctoral dissertation it awards its graduate-level students in Advanced Science & Engineering* for signs of plagiarism, according to a report in the Japan News, a site of the Yomiuri Shimbun. The paper reports that:

Do you see what I see? Heart imaging journal yanks cardiac study for plagiarism

The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging has retracted a 2013 paper by a group of researchers from Italy. The reason: plagiarism. The paper was titled “Diagnostic accuracy of 320-row computed tomography as compared with invasive coronary angiography in unselected, consecutive patients with suspected coronary artery disease,” and it came from scientists in Rome led by … Continue reading Do you see what I see? Heart imaging journal yanks cardiac study for plagiarism

Scholar in Sweden appears to face inquiry for plagiarism retraction

The Nordic Journal of Migration Research has retracted a 2012 paper by a Swedish researcher who lifted text from another author. The article, “Swedish Employers and Trade Unions, Varieties of Capitalism and Labour Migration Policies,” was written by Jesper Johansson, of Linnaeus University in Växjö. It’s available as a PDF here, but not on the … Continue reading Scholar in Sweden appears to face inquiry for plagiarism retraction

Weekend reads: STAP stem cell controversy grinds on, plagiarism puzzles

Another busy week here at Retraction Watch, with many in the scientific world glued to their browsers for more information on the latest stem cell controversy. Hear Ivan on the BBC discussing what that story means for post-publication peer review. Elsewhere around the web: