Atendendo a algumas respostas apreciativas e inúmeras ignorativas, aqui está......

07 novembro 2009

Plagiarism in paper

Usp's Magnific Rector was a co-author of a fraudulent paper that contained plagiarized material. The corresponding author, a very prolific corresponding author, as well as the rector blame the error on a former graduate student. An investigation committee was set up, but judging from the work of the previous investigation committee it is doubtful that this one will go very far.

Let us give them the benefit of doubt and assume that they did not check the content of the paper in question. Did they check their other publications? Or are we forced to conclude that they sign a paper submission every other week without due care? How many of the others contain errors? Who has time to read so many papers? Who cares? If an error gets caught, the paper can be retracted. They act like a thief that offers to return the stolen money if caught.

Now can I still flunk plagiarizing students?

5 comentários:

Anônimo disse...

ok, but be careful with Salem witch trials. I'd rather wait for the ethic commission conclusions.
And what about the political use of the case, even before the commission report?
Finally, I dare to say that in most of the cases plagiarsims are not black-and-white issues, but gray ones.
hugs
sgold

Anônimo disse...

for instance: depending on how you define plagiarsim in pop music, every single song is a copy of a previous one.
hugs again
sgold

Felipe Pait disse...

A witch! Is she made of wood like a duck? Burn! Burn!

Felipe Pait disse...

Lesser artists borrow, great artists steal, said Stravinsky. In academia however it's fine to be mediocre but never great to steal.

Anônimo disse...

right! launch the uttermost important campaign ever launched: save the planet, burn a scholar! la imagination au pouvoir!
salut
sgold