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A year after plagiarism allegations and author’s retraction request, Elsevier is still investigating
Retraction Watch · By Avery Orrall ·
The Brief
- About a year after plagiarism allegations and an author's retraction request, Elsevier is still investigating.
- The two papers look completely different at a glance: a 2023 paper on forest co-management in Bangladesh and a paper published last year on soil conservation in China.
- An author of the older paper said they could tell something was amiss once they read the newer one.
Why it matters
Investigations of suspected plagiarism can stay open for a year or more, so disputed papers may remain in the literature while readers and researchers still rely on them.
Who’s affected
- researchers publishing in Elsevier journals
- readers of forest policy and land-use research
- #plagiarism
- #research integrity
- #publishing ethics
- #retraction
At a glance, the papers look completely different: One, published in 2023, describes forest co-management in Bangladesh. The other, published last year, is about soil conservation in China. But an author on the older paper could tell something was amiss. “Once I read it and saw…
Timeline
Retraction Watch reports that Elsevier is still investigating the plagiarism allegations
Retraction Watch
A year after plagiarism allegations and author’s retraction request, Elsevier is still investigating