Springer retracts paper by Iran’s science minister
SEP 25, 2009
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.023712
Nature News : Iranian researchers say they are dismayed and angered that a 2009 paper coauthored by Kamran Daneshjou , Iran’s science minister, appears to have plagiarized a 2002 paper published in Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics by South Korean researchers. The similarities between the articles were revealed by Nature . Iranian scientists say they intend to press for an examination of the allegations, and for the minister’s resignation—should wrongdoing be established.Anthony Doyle, publishing editor for the Springer journal Engineering with Computers , in which the paper was published, also told Nature that the journal will label it as “retracted” online, and include an erratum in the next issue drawing attention to the matter. “Springer takes plagiarism very seriously."The affair has been widely picked up among Iranian researchers’ e-mail networks, blogs, and some political news websites in Iran.
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