Back in March, I told you about a group in India that had plagiarized an entire article of mine and republished it in another journal. It was a cut-and-paste job of the worst kind. They not only copied my text, but the actual figures, as well.
After over two months, there is finally an update: The plagiarized article has been retracted. Three of the four plagiarists sent me an apology, stating that they were very surprised to find out that the fourth author had done such a terrible thing. When I asked about an apology from the fourth author, there was no further response. All four authors are banned from submitting articles to the journal until further notice. The case has been sent to the Indian Ophthalmological Society for further review.
Meanwhile, this story has been a great ice-breaker at the stem cell conferences!
11 comments:
Wow! Congrats, doc!
Maybe that fourth author thought he was merely cloning your aticle.
what?! no compensation? what a gyp....
KEvron
Great news, doc!
Do researchers in India always sign on as 2nd, 3rd, and 4th authors for articles about research they haven't done, looked at, or contributed to?
Sounds like they're trying to make one guy the scapegoat. Buncha liars!
Back in March, I told you about a group in India that had plagiarized an entire article of mine and republished it in another journal. It was a cut-and-paste job of the worst kind. They not only copied my text, but the actual figures, as well.
After over two months, there is finally an update: The plagiarized article has been retracted. Three of the four plagiarists sent me an apology, stating that they were very surprised to find out that the fourth author had done such a terrible thing. When I asked about an apology from the fourth author, there was no further response. All four authors are banned from submitting articles to the journal until further notice. The case has been sent to the Indian Ophthalmological Society for further review.
Meanwhile, this story has been a great ice-breaker at the stem cell conferences!
by: NOI
Why, I oughtta!
*shakes fist*
Why, I oughtta!
*shakes fist*
By: NOI
One more outburst, missy, and I'll have to ban myself!
One more outburst, missy, and I'll have to ban eyedoc!
By: NOI
Oh, and I was just assuming that the person they're blaming was signed on as the first author. Am I right?
You are correct, NOI. ;)
*steals doc's shoes*
You said what?
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