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Referencing failure (we mean, plagiarism) leads to retraction of water testing paper

From the Not Saying What You Mean Files: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment has retracted a recent article by authors in Kuwait who appear to have plagiarized, although you couldn’t really tell from the notice. The paper, “Detection of bacterial endotoxin in drinking tap and bottled water in Kuwait,” appeared in the December 2012 issue of … Continue reading Referencing failure (we mean, plagiarism) leads to retraction of water testing paper

Plagiarism: It’s just an “approach” to writing papers, right?

We’ve heard a lot of rationalizations for plagiarism on this beat — “I didn’t know I had to cite that text”; “That author said it better than I ever could”; etc. — but here’s a new one for the wall of shame. Chemistry – A European Journal is retracting a 2012 article, “A New Indicator … Continue reading Plagiarism: It’s just an “approach” to writing papers, right?

Saudi engineer loses second fresh water paper for plagiarism

Last month, we covered the retraction of a paper by A.M.K. El-Ghonemy, of Al-Jouf University in Saudi Arabia. The engineer now has a second retraction in the same journal, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. Here’s the notice for “Waste energy recovery in sea water reverse osmosis desalination plants, Part-1: Review”:

Paper on anti-HIV efforts in Uganda pulled for plagiarism

A public health journal has retracted a 2010 paper by a CDC AIDS researcher in Uganda who appears to have lifted much of the work from a Canadian scientist. The article, “Determinants of project success among HIV/AIDS NGOs in Rakai, Uganda,” appeared in the International Journal of Health Planning and Management, a Wiley title. The … Continue reading Paper on anti-HIV efforts in Uganda pulled for plagiarism

Retraction 12 appears for Alirio Melendez, this one for plagiarism

The twelfth of Alirio Melendez’s 20-something retractions has appeared, in Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology. Along with the retraction notice, the journal runs letters from the paper’s two co-authors. Melendez writes:

Plagiarism leads to retraction of math paper

SpringerPlus has retracted a 2012 paper by a pair of Saudi mathematicians who lifted text and figures from previously published articles. The paper, “On soft expert topological spaces,” appeared in October 2012. According to the retraction notice:

Plagiarism of textbooks, encyclopedia leads to physics retraction

A pair of Iranian physicists is facing the retraction of one of their papers after editors found out some of the work was plagiarized from two textbooks and an encyclopedia. Here’s the notice:

Vacuum retracts paper on nanorods for plagiarism, image manipulation

What’s that sucking sound you hear from the journal Vacuum? Why, a retraction, of course. The journal is pulling a 2012 paper by a group of researchers from India who stole images and used them in misleading ways — that’s data fabrication, kids. Here’s the retraction notice for the article, titled “Microwave synthesis, characterization and … Continue reading Vacuum retracts paper on nanorods for plagiarism, image manipulation

Plagiarism spat over scientific poster prep advice escalates to legal threats

Colin Purrington has developed something of a niche in the research world. While teaching evolutionary biology at Swarthmore College, Purrington began developing a how-to manual for putting together poster presentations for meetings — a pursuit that has earned him a little money and some attention. The result is a website, Designing conference posters, that, by … Continue reading Plagiarism spat over scientific poster prep advice escalates to legal threats

Is defining plagiarism “like catching smoke in a butterfly net?” Towson professor under investigation

Earlier this month, we brought you the story of a paper in a journal about business ethics being retracted for — wait for it — plagiarism. The paper that seemed to be the one in question — see the post for why that was a bit unclear — was by Benjamin A. Neil, a professor … Continue reading Is defining plagiarism “like catching smoke in a butterfly net?” Towson professor under investigation