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But why did you call them for plagiarizing a private note, a confidential review? I mean... In the end they just used your wording to improve their paper, for a
by kome 5y ago
But why did you call them for plagiarizing a private note, a confidential review? I mean... In the end they just used your wording to improve their paper, for a concept they already mastered. And you said the paper was good, otherwise. IMHO they acted ethically.
- atrettel 5y agoI believe I've answered your questions in two of my previous posts: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28112208 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28112208 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28112358 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28112358 To sum up, the authors did not just use my wording for a short portion. They copied an entire paragraph of my review nearly verbatim. Both the journal and I thought that the authors acted unethically. They violated one of the ethical standards of the journal regarding plagiarism, and these ethical standards were made available to them when they submitted the paper. Those were the rules that I had to evaluate them with for the review, so my hands were tied in some sense. I would also quibble with saying that they mastered the concept, because I really have no way to gauge their understanding if they just copy my own words.