'I am really sorry': Peer Reviewer Stole Text for Own Paper

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'I am really sorry': Peer Reviewer Stole Text for Own Paper

What is this about?

This case is about a chemist at National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan. In 2009 he and a colleague published a paper. In that paper, some paragraphs were copied from a paper he was asked to review. He states that his colleague copied those paragraphs and that he didn't know that. This is a factual case.

Why is this important?

One can also be indirectly involved in scientific fraud and plagiarism.

For whom is this important?

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Other information

Who

• Yi-Chou Tsai
• Retraction Watch

When

• 14-3-2016

Where

• Taiwan

Virtues & Values

• Reliability

Good Practices & Misconduct

• Plagiarism
• Peer review ethics violation
• Journal Retractions

Research Area

• Chemical sciences