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What’s the difference between plagiarism and “unintended and unknowing breach of copyright?”

In our work here at Retraction Watch, we’ve seen a number of euphemisms for plagiarism. (See slides 18-22 of this presentation for a selection.) Today, in following up on a case we covered last month, we’ve learned of a new way to avoid saying the dreaded p-word. We reported in June that sex researcher Willibrord … Continue reading What’s the difference between plagiarism and “unintended and unknowing breach of copyright?”

Computer science paper retracted for plagiarism

Note to computer scientists: a publication is not a reconfigurable logic device. The Journal of Circuits, Systems and Computers has retracted a 2010 article by a pair of Iranian researchers who put the paper together using previously published work that, simply put, they reconfigured for their own purposes. The article, “Autonomous Group Testing Based Fault … Continue reading Computer science paper retracted for plagiarism

“Clear case of plagiarism” forces retraction of chemistry paper

The Journal of Chemical Sciences,  the journal of the Indian Academy of Sciences, has retracted a 2012 paper by a group of researchers in India and South Korea who stole material (and a lot of it) from a 2009 article for their reactant. The retraction notice (it’s a pdf) speaks quite well for itself:

Gravity paper yanked for plagiarism by another name

The Journal of Theoretical and Applied Physics has retracted a 2012 paper by a pair of Iranian cosmologists who failed to adequately cite one of the critical references on which they based their work. We think that falls under the broader category of plagiarism — after all, as Heisenberg famously postulated, the same text cannot simultaneously … Continue reading Gravity paper yanked for plagiarism by another name

See one, do one, copy one? E-learning paper retracted for plagiarism

Human-centric Computing and Information Sciences is retracting a 2012 paper on a “model approach” to e-learning that well, was anything but a model approach to scientific publishing. The article, “Implications of E-learning systems and self-efficiency on students outcomes: a model approach,” was written by Tanzila Saba, who has been affiliated with institutions in Malaysia and … Continue reading See one, do one, copy one? E-learning paper retracted for plagiarism

Forbidden fruit: apple pomace paper retracted for plagiarism

The journal Food and Bioproducts Processing has retracted a 2012 article on apple pomace — the remnants of a pressed fruit — by a group from India. The reason? Turns out the paper “Utility of apple pomace as a substrate for various products: A review,” fell a little to close to the tree. Here’s the … Continue reading Forbidden fruit: apple pomace paper retracted for plagiarism

Identity theft: Psych journal retracts paper on gay sex for plagiarism

Identity, which bills itself as “An International Journal of Theory and Research,” has retracted a 2013 article by an Italian researcher who stole the work from another author, then published it twice. The paper, “Behind the mask: A typology of men cruising for same-sex act,” was ostensibly written by Stefano Ramello, an “independent researcher explores … Continue reading Identity theft: Psych journal retracts paper on gay sex for plagiarism

A regretful retraction for plagiarism and duplication in Proteome Science

Apologies, mea culpas, regrets. Kids, let this be a warning to you: Don’t plagiarize. You will get caught, and you’ll have to come clean. Just ask a group of Spanish researchers who published a 2011 paper in Proteome Science, then lost it this past April because they’d stolen text and a figure from previously published … Continue reading A regretful retraction for plagiarism and duplication in Proteome Science

Journal retracts paper for plagiarism, but mathematician author doesn’t agree

The Journal of Mathematical Physics has retracted a paper by a prolific mathematician in Turkey who doesn’t agree that he plagiarized. Here’s the notice, for “Homotopy perturbation method to obtain exact special solutions with solitary patterns for Boussinesq-like B(m,n) equations with fully nonlinear dispersion:”

“Bird vocalizations” and other best-ever plagiarism excuses: A wrap-up of the 3rd World Conference on Research Integrity

What are the best excuses you’ve seen for plagiarism? James Kroll, at the National Science Foundation’s Office of Inspector General, has collected a bunch over the years (click on the image to enlarge):