March 13, 2011
German Public Misunderstands Plagiarism - Copy, Shake, and Paste
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More retractions from Nobelist - The Scientist - Magazine of the Life Sciences
Two prominent journals have retracted papers by Nobel laureate Linda Buck today because she was "unable to reproduce [the] key findings" of experiments done by her former postdoctoral researcher Zhihua Zou, according to a statement made by the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC), where Bu... READ MORE>>
A Reflection on Plagiarism, Patchwriting, and the Engineering Master's Thesis
Edward J. Eckel, edward.eckel@wmich.edu How many times has a graduate student asked you questions such as the following: "How many words do I need to change so I'm not plagiarizing?" or "If my professor gives me his article or patent and tells me to go ahead and 'use it', do I need to cite it?... READ MORE>>
When is self-plagiarism ok? - The Scientist - Magazine of the Life Sciences
When Robert Barbato of the E. Philip Saunders College of Business at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) heard he was being accused of plagiarizing his own work, he was a bit surprised. "I can't plagiarize myself -- those are my own words," he said. And he is not alone in his views. Some scienti... READ MORE>>
Chinese journal finds 31% of submissions plagiarized
Yuehong Zhang Nature 467 , Page: 153 Date published: (09 September 2010) doi:10.1038/467153d Since October 2008, we have detected unoriginal material in a staggering 31% of papers submitted to the Journal of Zhejiang University–Science (692 of 2,233 submissions). The publication, designate... READ MORE>>
Scientific misconduct estimated to drain millions each year - SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN
Katherine HarmonAs speculation swirls around the status of possible investigations into research by the prolific Harvard psychologist Marc Hauser, a new study drills down to figure out the true cost of scientific misconduct. Neither Harvard nor the federal government, which has funded some of Hauser... READ MORE>>
Combating plagiarism: a shared responsibility
Sujit D Rathod Indian J Med Ethics.2010 Jul-Sep;7(3) ABSTRACT Scientific progress depends on the free dissemination of original thinking and research. With the evidence base formed by publication, investigators develop and implement additional studies, and policy makers propose new laws and regul... READ MORE>>
Japanese Plagiarism and Misrepresentation Case
Debora Weber-WulffA Japanese correspondent has alerted me to the strange case of Serkan Anilir. He is a German-born researcher of Turkish descent who was said to be an Assistant Professor at the Department of Architecture, Graduate School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo.He has an impressive ... READ MORE>>
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