Dear All, I recently reviewed a manuscript that plagiarized from at least two of my papers. Based on my findings, the editor quickly rejected the manuscript and discouraged the authors from submitting it elsewhere. After sharing the experience with my colleagues, I was surprised at the disparity in their reactions. Some were disgusted by the plagiarism (as I was), while others would have been flattered if their text had been copied. Although I am happy to know that the manuscript was rejected, I am not totally convinced that the punishment (i.e., rejected manuscript) fit the crime given that the manuscript may have been rejected anyway - regardless of the plagiarism.
My questions to the group have to do with how you feel about plagiarism and plagiarists. (1) Is this a common phenomenon? (2) How should plagiarists be handled? Thanks for your feedback. Alan Alan E. Wilson CILER - University of Michigan 2205 Commonwealth Blvd. Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] office: 734-741-2293; cell: 770-722-9075; fax: 509-356-5349 website: http://ciler.snre.umich.edu/research/profiles/wilson/wilsonprofile.html
