Withdrawal announcement for the article "Prenatal Diagnosis of Joubert Syndrome: A Case Report," published in the October 2024 issue of Radiology Case Reports, under the volume 19 and page numbers 4369-4374.
In a recent development, Elsevier has retracted an article titled "Hepatic and extra-hepatic hydatid cysts: a case series of radiological and clinical insights" due to a serious ethical breach involving plagiarism.
The article, initially published in one of Elsevier's journals, was found to have copied content from previously published works in Vietnam without appropriate citation or permission. This breach of publishing ethics is a definitive "red line" for Elsevier, as it undermines the integrity and originality of scientific work.
The Editors-in-Chief of the journal requested the retraction, and the author, recognising the severity of the issue, has offered apologies to the readers of the journal. Elsevier's policy on handling retracted articles due to plagiarism is clear: such articles are retracted after due process, which involves consultation with the journal editor, Ethics Committee, and Elsevier’s Research Integrity & Publishing Ethics Center.
This incident serves as a reminder of the importance of originality and proper attribution in scientific publishing. Re-use of any data should be appropriately cited to maintain the scientific record's integrity and legal compliance.
In addition to plagiarism, Elsevier may retract articles for other breaches such as duplicate publication without disclosure, copyright infringement, or unethical research practices. This comprehensive approach indicates that Elsevier takes a firm stance against ethical violations in scientific publishing.
The plagiarized works can be found at http://www.sieuamvietnam.vn/cls-xhns-thai-ky and http://www.sieuamvietnam.vn/hoi-chung-joubert-bao-cao-ca-va-hoi-cuu-y-van.
It is worth noting that this article does not offer any new apologies or comments from the author regarding the ethical breach. Additionally, it does not provide any updates or new information about the previously mentioned retracted article. Furthermore, it does not mention any new conditions for the submission of articles or any new guidelines regarding the citation of re-used data.
The scientific community takes a very strong view on this matter, as plagiarism is considered a severe abuse of the scientific publishing system. This incident underscores the need for rigorous peer review and a commitment to upholding the highest standards of academic integrity.
[1] Elsevier. (n.d.). Elsevier's Policy on Article Retraction. Retrieved from https://www.elsevier.com/about/policies/article-withdrawal
[2] Elsevier. (n.d.). Elsevier's Policy on Plagiarism. Retrieved from https://www.elsevier.com/about/policies/plagiarism
- The scientific community's commitment to upholding the highest standards of academic integrity extends to maintaining health-and-wellness by ensuring originality in neurological-disorders research, as ethical breaches, such as plagiarism, erode the trust and credibility of medical-conditions research.
- Elsevier's comprehensive approach to addressing ethical violations in scientific publishing not only covers plagiarism but also medical-conditions-related articles that involve duplicate publication without disclosure, copyright infringement, or unethical research practices, further demonstrating its stance against breaches in health-and-wellness research and publishing ethics, including neurological-disorders studies.
