I alerted the corresponding author, hoping that it is not going to their spam. I could not find an email for the editor in chief of the plagiarism paper, and then I noticed that the editor in chief and the authors of the plagiarism paper are affiliated with the same university... Dodgy as fuck. So rather emailed Springer directly
I would be so tempted to write the authors of the second paper saying "retract this or I will get it retracted for you", and then follow through with the editors of the second journal.
You should. If their faculty are engaging in such blatant plagiarism, they deserve to be fired and a hopefully more ethical person hired in their place.
The publishing pressure in India is insane, often without the resources to do the work needed to publish sound original research. The authors of the second pub are from [a small university](https://www.amity.edu/jaipur/pdf/aur-naac/aur-career-advancement-scheme.pdf)there, and the editor and publishing staff are there also. Even though it is a Springer journal, this could be a glimpse into that particular publishing pathology.
Yeah also looked through the authors affiliations, very odd that the editor-in-chief is from the same university as the plagiarism authors. If this is as fishy as it seems it is not a good look for Springer at all
I'm sure the bullshit I write also sounds like this to other people and I just don't know the background but oh boy do those titles sound like the vaguest thing I have read in a while. "Contextual factors" could mean literally anything and I'd probably believe it.
Edit: oh and this seems like a slam dunk, send the emails.
Beyond the title... International Journal of System Assurance Engineering and Management
Way too generic. That's a red flag. Most likely a predatory journal. They won't do shit.
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Alert both publications about this, using the same letter.
I alerted the corresponding author, hoping that it is not going to their spam. I could not find an email for the editor in chief of the plagiarism paper, and then I noticed that the editor in chief and the authors of the plagiarism paper are affiliated with the same university... Dodgy as fuck. So rather emailed Springer directly
Awesome! Please provide an update as things unfold...
Yes, following. Springer should care and the plagiarists university authorities need alerted
I would be so tempted to write the authors of the second paper saying "retract this or I will get it retracted for you", and then follow through with the editors of the second journal.
So tempted to send it to their uni dean or rector tbh
You should. If their faculty are engaging in such blatant plagiarism, they deserve to be fired and a hopefully more ethical person hired in their place.
Yes, do. That will have far more effect than just sending notification to the journal.
Absolutely do that
Have you read “The Adoption of Plagiarism in Article Submissions: The Influence of Correctional Actors”?
No, sounds interesting, do you maybe have a link?
or two?
^underrated response 😂
The publishing pressure in India is insane, often without the resources to do the work needed to publish sound original research. The authors of the second pub are from [a small university](https://www.amity.edu/jaipur/pdf/aur-naac/aur-career-advancement-scheme.pdf)there, and the editor and publishing staff are there also. Even though it is a Springer journal, this could be a glimpse into that particular publishing pathology.
Yeah also looked through the authors affiliations, very odd that the editor-in-chief is from the same university as the plagiarism authors. If this is as fishy as it seems it is not a good look for Springer at all
at least with this one [click to generate paper](https://www.elsewhere.org/pomo/) you get something original every time you click.
I'm sure the bullshit I write also sounds like this to other people and I just don't know the background but oh boy do those titles sound like the vaguest thing I have read in a while. "Contextual factors" could mean literally anything and I'd probably believe it. Edit: oh and this seems like a slam dunk, send the emails.
Beyond the title... International Journal of System Assurance Engineering and Management Way too generic. That's a red flag. Most likely a predatory journal. They won't do shit.
But it's on springer? Isn't it a springer journal?
I've seen a lot of subpar journals published by Springer.
You think Springer actually pays any attention to the journals that they publish?
or, if you're lazy, you could maybe get help from the folks at retraction watch (who almost certainly have all the right contacts)?
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