Self-plagiarism in Canada
On Macleans (Canada) about the Smith self-plagiarism matter, according to documents obtained from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) through freedom of information [FOIA] requests:
Queen’s professors Mort Shirkhanzadeh and Chris Pickles “found evidence of recycled text and data in about 20 scientific publications that Smith had co-authored with others.” The two colleagues filed complaints first with Queen’s and later with NSERC in 2004 and 2005.
A Queen’s investigation, that NSERC requested, found “minor amendments to title or abstract, and wholesale reproduction of previously published boilerplate, grammatical warts and all,” in some of Smith’s publications. The university told NSERC that Smith “has recognized the seriousness of the findings regarding the reuse of materials and has implemented policies in his research group to prevent further issues arising with new work.” The Queen’s investigation did not find that Smith’s actions constituted scientific misconduct.
The research council, that distributes over $1 billion annually to Canadian scientists, found the Queen’s investigation lacking and threatened to cut Smith’s funding in 2006. Smith’s lawyer, Ken Clark, responded with a letter to NSERC. “A more egregious violation of our client’s rights and of due process can hardly be imagined,” Clark wrote demanding that documents supporting the allegations be produced.
Keywords: Reginald Smith , Queen's University
Queen’s professors Mort Shirkhanzadeh and Chris Pickles “found evidence of recycled text and data in about 20 scientific publications that Smith had co-authored with others.” The two colleagues filed complaints first with Queen’s and later with NSERC in 2004 and 2005.
A Queen’s investigation, that NSERC requested, found “minor amendments to title or abstract, and wholesale reproduction of previously published boilerplate, grammatical warts and all,” in some of Smith’s publications. The university told NSERC that Smith “has recognized the seriousness of the findings regarding the reuse of materials and has implemented policies in his research group to prevent further issues arising with new work.” The Queen’s investigation did not find that Smith’s actions constituted scientific misconduct.
The research council, that distributes over $1 billion annually to Canadian scientists, found the Queen’s investigation lacking and threatened to cut Smith’s funding in 2006. Smith’s lawyer, Ken Clark, responded with a letter to NSERC. “A more egregious violation of our client’s rights and of due process can hardly be imagined,” Clark wrote demanding that documents supporting the allegations be produced.
Keywords: Reginald Smith , Queen's University
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