Comments on: Mizzou investigating faculty as one heart beats as two in plagiarized — and now retracted — cardiac paper

By: scott allen

scott allen — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 14:02:01 +0000

I wonder if Mizzou will return the research money it received for the “work” these people did. MMCIAN is correct but knowning the university, the supervisors will not be fired nor will they return the grant money, the fraud just continues.

By: YouKnowBestOfAll

YouKnowBestOfAll — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 03:02:47 +0000

“These researchers have ruined the name of the institution”

May be this explains WHY so many institutions prefer to cover up the misconduct of their Faculty members by Ignorance, Denial, Arrogance, and even Intimidation.

I would suggest that RW introduces Transparency Index for the institutions as well.

By: John Doe

John Doe — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 15:42:36 +0000

I am sure the authors will come up with loads of excuses. A clear message needs to be sent to them: Plagiarism is not acceptable. Their work may also be questionable as the plagiarism may only be the tip of the iceberg. I hope the University of Missouri will redeem its medical school’s tattered reputation by getting rid of these offenders and sending a clear signal to everyone else that no ethical violations whatsoever will be tolerated. This is going to be a test of the university’s senior leadership.

By: Mmaca

Mmaca — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 20:04:59 +0000

I agree this is a serious issue . The author has ruined the name of institution and strict action should be taken against them . These people should not be representing the university program .

By: MMCIAN

MMCIAN — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 22:16:36 +0000

These researchers have ruined the name of the institution and the senior faculty who oversaw the project should be fired. Plagiarism is the most heinous of research crimes and this is not forgivable. I suspect this is not the first time these authors have done it. Textbook plagiarism is rampant in certain parts of the world and these authors have brought it to the USA. Excuses from senior authors such as “I did not read or check the manuscript” and blaming it on post doctoral and medical student co-authors is not acceptable.

By: YouKnowBestOfAll

YouKnowBestOfAll — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 08:52:08 +0000

Congratulations to the editor for doing the right thing.
RW should follow up and report How the MU researchers have been disciplined.
This would be the steps to a positive change.
Then, we’ll hope that other researchers will think twice before plagiarising.

By: Chip_MoMo (@Chip_Molly)

Chip_MoMo (@Chip_Molly) — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 21:48:00 +0000

Jadhav et al must now be experiencing arrhythmia of the sinister kind *lol*