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</span></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="span8 widget-span widget-type-cell blog-listing-main" style="" data-widget-type="cell" data-x="4" data-w="8"> <div class="row-fluid-wrapper row-depth-1 row-number-6 "> <div class="row-fluid "> <div class="span12 widget-span widget-type-custom_widget " style="" data-widget-type="custom_widget" data-x="0" data-w="12"> <div id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_1631630302367500" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_module widget-type-blog_content" style="" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="module"> <div class="post-item"> <div class="post-header"> <h2><a href="https://www.ithenticate.com/plagiarism-detection-blog/should-research-plagiarism-cause-an-automatic-retraction">Should Research Plagiarism Cause an Automatic Retraction</a></h2> <div id="hubspot-author_data" class="hubspot-editable" data-hubspot-form-id="author_data" data-hubspot-name="Blog Author"> Posted by <a class="author-link" href="https://www.ithenticate.com/plagiarism-detection-blog/author/jonathan-bailey">Jonathan Bailey</a> on Jul 24, 2014 9:30:00 AM </div> <div class="addthis_inline_share_toolbox"></div> </div> <div class="post-body clearfix"> <p dir="ltr"><a href="http://www.nature.com/news/not-all-plagiarism-requires-a-retraction-1.15517">In a recent article for Nature</a>, Praveen Chaddah argues that, while text plagiarism is a form of misconduct, that scientists are not authors and that the offense of lifting words is not nearly as severe as the lifting of ideas.</p> </div> <a title="Read More" class="more-link" href="https://www.ithenticate.com/plagiarism-detection-blog/should-research-plagiarism-cause-an-automatic-retraction">Read More</a> </div> <div class="post-item"> <div class="post-header"> <h2><a href="https://www.ithenticate.com/plagiarism-detection-blog/who-should-investigate-plagiarism-allegations">Who Should Investigate Plagiarism Allegations?</a></h2> <div id="hubspot-author_data" class="hubspot-editable" data-hubspot-form-id="author_data" data-hubspot-name="Blog Author"> Posted by <a class="author-link" href="https://www.ithenticate.com/plagiarism-detection-blog/author/jonathan-bailey">Jonathan Bailey</a> on Feb 6, 2014 7:05:00 AM </div> <div class="addthis_inline_share_toolbox"></div> </div> <div class="post-body clearfix"> <p>When a student in a classroom is suspected of plagiarism, the process for investigating the allegations are fairly straightforward and understood. Most schools have a rigid set of guidelines for who should conduct the investigation, how the case is decided, what appeal options there should be and so forth.</p> </div> <a title="Read More" class="more-link" href="https://www.ithenticate.com/plagiarism-detection-blog/who-should-investigate-plagiarism-allegations">Read More</a> </div> <div class="post-item"> <div class="post-header"> <h2><a href="https://www.ithenticate.com/plagiarism-detection-blog/bid/94140/The-Challenge-of-Repeating-Methods-While-Avoiding-Plagiarism">The Challenge of Repeating Methods While Avoiding Plagiarism</a></h2> <div id="hubspot-author_data" class="hubspot-editable" data-hubspot-form-id="author_data" data-hubspot-name="Blog Author"> Posted by <a class="author-link" href="https://www.ithenticate.com/plagiarism-detection-blog/author/jonathan-bailey">Jonathan Bailey</a> on May 25, 2013 6:32:00 AM </div> <div class="addthis_inline_share_toolbox"></div> </div> <div class="post-body clearfix"> <div class="hs-migrated-cms-post"><p><a href="http://www.zju.edu.cn/jzus/editorpaper.php" target="_blank"><img id="img-1369439825814" src="https://www.ithenticate.com/hs-fs/hub/92785/file-49673936-jpg/images/zhejiang-university-logo.jpg?width=157&height=156&name=zhejiang-university-logo.jpg" alt="zhejiang university logo" class="alignRight" style="float: right;" border="0" height="156" width="157" srcset="https://www.ithenticate.com/hs-fs/hub/92785/file-49673936-jpg/images/zhejiang-university-logo.jpg?width=79&height=78&name=zhejiang-university-logo.jpg 79w, https://www.ithenticate.com/hs-fs/hub/92785/file-49673936-jpg/images/zhejiang-university-logo.jpg?width=157&height=156&name=zhejiang-university-logo.jpg 157w, https://www.ithenticate.com/hs-fs/hub/92785/file-49673936-jpg/images/zhejiang-university-logo.jpg?width=236&height=234&name=zhejiang-university-logo.jpg 236w, https://www.ithenticate.com/hs-fs/hub/92785/file-49673936-jpg/images/zhejiang-university-logo.jpg?width=314&height=312&name=zhejiang-university-logo.jpg 314w, https://www.ithenticate.com/hs-fs/hub/92785/file-49673936-jpg/images/zhejiang-university-logo.jpg?width=393&height=390&name=zhejiang-university-logo.jpg 393w, https://www.ithenticate.com/hs-fs/hub/92785/file-49673936-jpg/images/zhejiang-university-logo.jpg?width=471&height=468&name=zhejiang-university-logo.jpg 471w" sizes="(max-width: 157px) 100vw, 157px"></a>For researchers, the methods section of a paper presents a unique set of challenges when trying to be original.</p> </div> </div> <a title="Read More" class="more-link" href="https://www.ithenticate.com/plagiarism-detection-blog/bid/94140/The-Challenge-of-Repeating-Methods-While-Avoiding-Plagiarism">Read More</a> </div> <div class="post-item"> <div class="post-header"> <h2><a href="https://www.ithenticate.com/plagiarism-detection-blog/bid/93959/Why-Plagiarism-in-Politics-Matters">Why Plagiarism in Politics Matters</a></h2> <div id="hubspot-author_data" class="hubspot-editable" data-hubspot-form-id="author_data" data-hubspot-name="Blog Author"> Posted by <a class="author-link" href="https://www.ithenticate.com/plagiarism-detection-blog/author/jonathan-bailey">Jonathan Bailey</a> on May 17, 2013 12:46:00 PM </div> <div class="addthis_inline_share_toolbox"></div> </div> <div class="post-body clearfix"> <div class="hs-migrated-cms-post"><p id="docs-internal-guid-5910081b-b403-1d0c-62e8-093b26a43850" dir="ltr"><img src="https://www.ithenticate.com/hs-fs/hub/92785/file-43101940-jpg/images/honesty-politics-pillars.jpg" alt="honesty politics pillars" class="alignRight" style="float: right;" border="0">When looking at plagiarism in politics, it’s easy to be floored by the spate of recent scandals, <a href="http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/features/a-plague-of-plagiarism-at-the-heart-of-politics/2003781.article#.UZVMo6zXeNg.twitter">especially in Germany and Eastern Europe</a>. It seems as if <a href="//www.ithenticate.com/plagiarism-detection-blog/bid/60500/revocation-of-3-german-politicians-ph-ds-for-plagiarism-3-reactions">politician after politician</a> are having their degrees revoked and/or are being forced to resign over plagiarism, <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/06/world/europe/german-minister-plagiarism/index.html">often times involving dissertations written decades earlier.</a></p> </div> </div> <a title="Read More" class="more-link" href="https://www.ithenticate.com/plagiarism-detection-blog/bid/93959/Why-Plagiarism-in-Politics-Matters">Read More</a> </div> <div class="post-item"> <div class="post-header"> <h2><a href="https://www.ithenticate.com/plagiarism-detection-blog/bid/93660/10-Years-After-Jayson-Blair-Struggles-with-Plagiarism-Remain">10 Years After Jayson Blair, Struggles with Plagiarism Remain</a></h2> <div id="hubspot-author_data" class="hubspot-editable" data-hubspot-form-id="author_data" data-hubspot-name="Blog Author"> Posted by <a class="author-link" href="https://www.ithenticate.com/plagiarism-detection-blog/author/jonathan-bailey">Jonathan Bailey</a> on May 8, 2013 10:54:00 AM </div> <div class="addthis_inline_share_toolbox"></div> </div> <div class="post-body clearfix"> <div class="hs-migrated-cms-post"><p><a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/jayson-blair-i-cannot-imagine-anything-i-could-do-no-matter-how-long-i-live-that-will-change-that-first-line-of-my-obituary_b2731" target="_blank"><img id="img-1368035857679" src="https://www.ithenticate.com/hs-fs/hub/92785/file-34730238-jpg/images/jayson_blair_cnn_larry_king.jpg?width=267&height=214&name=jayson_blair_cnn_larry_king.jpg" alt="jayson blair cnn larry king" class="alignRight" style="float: right;" border="0" height="214" width="267" srcset="https://www.ithenticate.com/hs-fs/hub/92785/file-34730238-jpg/images/jayson_blair_cnn_larry_king.jpg?width=134&height=107&name=jayson_blair_cnn_larry_king.jpg 134w, https://www.ithenticate.com/hs-fs/hub/92785/file-34730238-jpg/images/jayson_blair_cnn_larry_king.jpg?width=267&height=214&name=jayson_blair_cnn_larry_king.jpg 267w, https://www.ithenticate.com/hs-fs/hub/92785/file-34730238-jpg/images/jayson_blair_cnn_larry_king.jpg?width=401&height=321&name=jayson_blair_cnn_larry_king.jpg 401w, https://www.ithenticate.com/hs-fs/hub/92785/file-34730238-jpg/images/jayson_blair_cnn_larry_king.jpg?width=534&height=428&name=jayson_blair_cnn_larry_king.jpg 534w, https://www.ithenticate.com/hs-fs/hub/92785/file-34730238-jpg/images/jayson_blair_cnn_larry_king.jpg?width=668&height=535&name=jayson_blair_cnn_larry_king.jpg 668w, https://www.ithenticate.com/hs-fs/hub/92785/file-34730238-jpg/images/jayson_blair_cnn_larry_king.jpg?width=801&height=642&name=jayson_blair_cnn_larry_king.jpg 801w" sizes="(max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px"></a>Ten years ago, the journalism world was in upheaval. On May 1, 2003, Jayson Blair, a young reporter at The New York Times, <a href="http://www.pbs.org/newshour/media/media_ethics/casestudy_blair.php">turned in his resignation following allegations of plagiarism</a> made a couple of days earlier. The Times began to deeply investigate Blair’s work and, May 11th, less than two weeks later, released its findings in a mammoth “<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/11/us/correcting-the-record-times-reporter-who-resigned-leaves-long-trail-of-deception.html">Correcting the Record</a>” piece.</p> </div> </div> <a title="Read More" class="more-link" href="https://www.ithenticate.com/plagiarism-detection-blog/bid/93660/10-Years-After-Jayson-Blair-Struggles-with-Plagiarism-Remain">Read More</a> </div> <div class="post-item"> <div class="post-header"> <h2><a href="https://www.ithenticate.com/plagiarism-detection-blog/bid/89655/Plagiarism-in-Medical-Research-An-Editor-s-View-on-Publication-Ethics-Video">Plagiarism in Medical Research: An Editor's View on Publication Ethics (Video)</a></h2> <div id="hubspot-author_data" class="hubspot-editable" data-hubspot-form-id="author_data" data-hubspot-name="Blog Author"> Posted by <a class="author-link" href="https://www.ithenticate.com/plagiarism-detection-blog/author/jessica-gopalakrishnan">Jessica Gopalakrishnan</a> on Dec 13, 2012 10:05:00 AM </div> <div class="addthis_inline_share_toolbox"></div> </div> <div class="post-body clearfix"> <div class="hs-migrated-cms-post"> <p>Esteemed editor for the <a title="Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (JAANP)" href="http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-JAAN.html" target="_blank">Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (JAANP)</a>, Charon Pierson, shares her experiences with plagiarism and misconduct within nursing and medical research, within publishing, and within teaching. Jason Chu from Turnitin speaks with Charon about medical publication ethics and how editors and researchers can avoid plagiarism.</p> </div> </div> <a title="Read More" class="more-link" href="https://www.ithenticate.com/plagiarism-detection-blog/bid/89655/Plagiarism-in-Medical-Research-An-Editor-s-View-on-Publication-Ethics-Video">Read More</a> </div> <div class="post-item"> <div class="post-header"> <h2><a href="https://www.ithenticate.com/plagiarism-detection-blog/bid/89224/Self-Plagiarism-Webcast-Video-Highlights-and-Q-A-Available">Self Plagiarism Webcast Video, Highlights and Q&A Available</a></h2> <div id="hubspot-author_data" class="hubspot-editable" data-hubspot-form-id="author_data" data-hubspot-name="Blog Author"> Posted by <a class="author-link" href="https://www.ithenticate.com/plagiarism-detection-blog/author/jonathan-bailey">Jonathan Bailey</a> on Nov 28, 2012 11:16:00 AM </div> <div class="addthis_inline_share_toolbox"></div> </div> <div class="post-body clearfix"> <div class="hs-migrated-cms-post"><p><a href="/self-plagiarism-free-webcast/" target="_self"><img id="img-1354130509892" src="https://www.ithenticate.com/hs-fs/hub/92785/file-16015320-jpg/images/webcast-crop2.jpg?width=235&height=202&name=webcast-crop2.jpg" alt="self-plagiarism-webcast" class="alignRight" style="float: right;" width="235" border="0" height="202" srcset="https://www.ithenticate.com/hs-fs/hub/92785/file-16015320-jpg/images/webcast-crop2.jpg?width=118&height=101&name=webcast-crop2.jpg 118w, https://www.ithenticate.com/hs-fs/hub/92785/file-16015320-jpg/images/webcast-crop2.jpg?width=235&height=202&name=webcast-crop2.jpg 235w, https://www.ithenticate.com/hs-fs/hub/92785/file-16015320-jpg/images/webcast-crop2.jpg?width=353&height=303&name=webcast-crop2.jpg 353w, https://www.ithenticate.com/hs-fs/hub/92785/file-16015320-jpg/images/webcast-crop2.jpg?width=470&height=404&name=webcast-crop2.jpg 470w, https://www.ithenticate.com/hs-fs/hub/92785/file-16015320-jpg/images/webcast-crop2.jpg?width=588&height=505&name=webcast-crop2.jpg 588w, https://www.ithenticate.com/hs-fs/hub/92785/file-16015320-jpg/images/webcast-crop2.jpg?width=705&height=606&name=webcast-crop2.jpg 705w" sizes="(max-width: 235px) 100vw, 235px"></a>When it comes to the ethical issues that face writers, self-plagiarism is one of the most difficult and hotly-debated topics out there. Not only are there tremendous disagreements as to what self-plagiarism is, many don’t agree that it exists at all.</p> </div> </div> <a title="Read More" class="more-link" href="https://www.ithenticate.com/plagiarism-detection-blog/bid/89224/Self-Plagiarism-Webcast-Video-Highlights-and-Q-A-Available">Read More</a> </div> <div class="post-item"> <div class="post-header"> <h2><a href="https://www.ithenticate.com/plagiarism-detection-blog/bid/87626/CTRL-V-Plagiarism-in-the-News-Issue-3">CTRL-V - Plagiarism in the News - Issue 3</a></h2> <div id="hubspot-author_data" class="hubspot-editable" data-hubspot-form-id="author_data" data-hubspot-name="Blog Author"> Posted by <a class="author-link" href="https://www.ithenticate.com/plagiarism-detection-blog/author/jonathan-bailey">Jonathan Bailey</a> on Oct 4, 2012 5:38:00 AM </div> <div class="addthis_inline_share_toolbox"></div> </div> <div class="post-body clearfix"> <div class="hs-migrated-cms-post"><p> <img id="img-1349220476929" src="https://www.ithenticate.com/hs-fs/hub/92785/file-16003555-jpg/images/ctrlv_header_issue_3.jpg?width=448&height=128&name=ctrlv_header_issue_3.jpg" alt="ctrlv header issue 3" border="0" height="128" width="448" srcset="https://www.ithenticate.com/hs-fs/hub/92785/file-16003555-jpg/images/ctrlv_header_issue_3.jpg?width=224&height=64&name=ctrlv_header_issue_3.jpg 224w, https://www.ithenticate.com/hs-fs/hub/92785/file-16003555-jpg/images/ctrlv_header_issue_3.jpg?width=448&height=128&name=ctrlv_header_issue_3.jpg 448w, https://www.ithenticate.com/hs-fs/hub/92785/file-16003555-jpg/images/ctrlv_header_issue_3.jpg?width=672&height=192&name=ctrlv_header_issue_3.jpg 672w, https://www.ithenticate.com/hs-fs/hub/92785/file-16003555-jpg/images/ctrlv_header_issue_3.jpg?width=896&height=256&name=ctrlv_header_issue_3.jpg 896w, https://www.ithenticate.com/hs-fs/hub/92785/file-16003555-jpg/images/ctrlv_header_issue_3.jpg?width=1120&height=320&name=ctrlv_header_issue_3.jpg 1120w, https://www.ithenticate.com/hs-fs/hub/92785/file-16003555-jpg/images/ctrlv_header_issue_3.jpg?width=1344&height=384&name=ctrlv_header_issue_3.jpg 1344w" sizes="(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px"></p> </div> </div> <a title="Read More" class="more-link" href="https://www.ithenticate.com/plagiarism-detection-blog/bid/87626/CTRL-V-Plagiarism-in-the-News-Issue-3">Read More</a> </div> <div class="post-item"> <div class="post-header"> <h2><a href="https://www.ithenticate.com/plagiarism-detection-blog/bid/86461/Takeaways-from-the-Lehrer-and-Zakaria-Plagiarism-Scandals">Takeaways from the Lehrer and Zakaria Plagiarism Scandals</a></h2> <div id="hubspot-author_data" class="hubspot-editable" data-hubspot-form-id="author_data" data-hubspot-name="Blog Author"> Posted by <a class="author-link" href="https://www.ithenticate.com/plagiarism-detection-blog/author/jessica-gopalakrishnan">Jessica Gopalakrishnan</a> on Aug 24, 2012 10:07:00 AM </div> <div class="addthis_inline_share_toolbox"></div> </div> <div class="post-body clearfix"> <div class="hs-migrated-cms-post"><p>How serious are the Lehrer and Zakaria plagiarism cases? 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