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When the Editor is the Plagiarist

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The retraction was of a letter written by Paul McCrory and published by the British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) in 2005. However, according to Haake, he immediately recognized the first lines from the letter being from one that he published in Physics World in the year 2000. But it appears that may not be the case either.

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The Basics of Open Access

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This access includes individuals or institutions subscribing to the journal or people paying for access to individual articles. For researchers, this means submitting an article to a journal and, if it’s accepted, the journal pays for it to be peer reviewed and then for it to be published. How Open Access is Different.

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The Importance of Transparency in Research Integrity

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Earlier this week, the journal BMC Medicine announced that it will not retract a controversial 2013 paper authored by botanist Steven Newmaster. Instead, the journal has added a new editor’s note that says indicates “no further editorial action is needed at this point”. . The move is simply the latest chapter in Newmaster’s history.

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NBC Reporter Accused of Plagiarism in 11 Articles

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There, she highlighted the importance of maintaining trust both with each other and the public and referred to plagiarism as a “bright line” that they cannot cross. Specifically, the note said that the reporter in question had copied passages that were “not central to the stories” and instead represented background or supplemental material.

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Call for Blog Posts: NLSIU’s Indian Journal of International Economic Law Blog [Submission on rolling basis]

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We are pleased to announce that NLSIU’s Indian Journal of International Economic Law (“IJIEL”)’ Blog is inviting blog posts on a rolling basis. The Journal has witnessed the publication of pieces by luminaries of the field such as Raj Bhala, Yogesh Pai, Fiona Smith and Faizel Ismail, and the Blog strives to reach the same heights.

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Why Innovation in Drug Development Depends on a Successful Scientific Content Strategy

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Everyone in the space is familiar with journal publications and using databases like PubMed and SciFinder. Outside of this traditional way of looking for scientific content, there is also what I call “unintentional searching.” “Why do life science companies need to discover new scientific content?”

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Facebook’s Plagiarism Problems Are Deeper Than You Realize

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Once again, Newton found a similar pattern of plagiarism with nearly all the most-viewed content coming from outside sources such as Reddit, Twitter and TikTok. Once again, Newton found a similar pattern of plagiarism with nearly all the most-viewed content coming from outside sources such as Reddit, Twitter and TikTok.