Category Archives: misuse of plagiarism detection software
Publisher investigating all of an author’s papers following reporting by Retraction Watch
Less than two weeks after Retraction Watch reported that an abstract from 2019 included what appeared to be text from plagiarism detection software, the publisher has subjected the paper to an expression of concern and is investigating all of the lead author’s papers. The paper,”Identification of Selective Forwarding Attacks in Remote locator Network utilizing Adaptive … Continue reading Publisher investigating all of an author’s papers following reporting by Retraction Watch
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Pro-tip: Before submitting your manuscript, delete the plagiarism detection report text
It’s happened to all of us: You’re putting the final touches on your manuscript and run plagiarism detection software against it. Somehow, part of the software’s report ends up in your abstract — and neither you nor the peer reviewers nor the publishing team notices. Well, it’s happened to one group of researchers, anyway. Here’s … Continue reading Pro-tip: Before submitting your manuscript, delete the plagiarism detection report text
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Journal bans 8 authors for plagiarism
A medical journal has banned eight authors after discovering that they had published plagiarized work. We don’t see official author bans as often as we see plagiarism (occasionally, and all the time, respectively). That’s why we’re flagging this case, which is a little old — the International Journal of Medical Science and Public Health announced the ban in March 2015, […]
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“Identical in theory and concept”: Privacy paper pulled over redundancy
A paper on wiretapping in the Arab region has been retracted by a Qatari law review journal for redundant publication and “possible misuse of plagiarism detection software at the authoring stage.” The 2013 article in the International Review of Law discusses how different Arab countries regulate intercepting telecommunications, and how to balance public safety with […]
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