Plagiarize And Publish? A Blatant Case Of Academic Dishonesty

Abstract

What would you do if you were browsing the Internet one evening and came upon some of your research, and you were not listed as an author, contributor or reference? What would you do if the university where this occurred appeared to be covering up this plagiarism? What if this university inquiry even went as far as to accuse you of forging e-mail and maliciously attempting to destroy the career of the person who plagiarized, simply because you reported it? What if the paper is so blatantly dishonest that of the twelve references on the first page only two are correct? Many researchers believe that the “publish or perish” mentality in academia has led to great pressures to publish, and these pressures cause fraud and dishonesty, especially on the part of young academics, which can sometimes lead to ethically improper shortcuts.