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On 14 May 2015 at 15:06, Mhairi Stewart <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>   A colleague of mine was sent a paper last week to referee. It seemed
> familiar then she realised it was word for word one of her papers with the
> formulae changed. She rejected it.
> #sorrynotsorry #facepalm
>
>  More seriously, we all wondered how it could have got as far as being
> sent out.
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>   From: Joana Osorio <[log in to unmask]>
> Reply-To: "psci-com: on public engagement with science" <
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> Date: Thursday, 14 May 2015 14:32
> To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: [PSCI-COM] Academic plagarism
>
>   Hi Holly,
>
>  I've been an in-house academic editor for more than 7 years, only
> recently becoming a freelancer. I'm not sure whether the problem is getting
> worse or whether everyone is just paying more attention to it. In any case,
> here are a few websites that you and other people interested in these
> issues might find useful:
>
> Many publishers now routinely use CrossCheck to detect plagiarism in
> submitted articles (
> http://www.crossref.org/crosscheck/crosscheck_for_researchers.html).
>
> Most reputable publishers are also now part of the Committee on
> Publication Ethics (COPE; http://publicationethics.org/).
>
> A good source of discussion of research misconduct is Retraction Watch (
> http://retractionwatch.com/). You can search for 'plagiarism' (with an
> 'i') to browse through discussions of recent cases.
>
>  Hope this helps,
>  Joana
>
> https://uk.linkedin.com/in/joanaosorio
>
> On Thu, May 14, 2015 at 1:33 PM, Holly Cave <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> I'm currently working on a feature article for Technologist magazine
>> about plagarism within academia.
>>
>> Is the problem getting worse? If so, why?
>> Does software help to both reduce and disguise the occurence of plagarism?
>>
>> I'd be especially interested to hear from EU researchers and those in the
>> academic publishing world who have come "face-to-face" with the issue,
>> whether straightforward plagarism, "predatory" journals or cases of
>> research misconduct. Please do get in touch with me directly at
>> [log in to unmask]
>>
>> Thanks in advance and best wishes!
>> Holly
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