Correcting the Scholarly Record for Research Integrity: In the Aftermath of Plagiarism

Preface

IntroductionCorrecting the Scholarly Record
The Integrity of AuthorshipPre-Publication and Post-Publication Responses to PlagiarismThe Purpose of Academic PublishingA Précis of ChaptersReferences
1. Defining the Scholarly Record1.1 The Limits of the Scholarly Record1.1.1 The Knowledge Condition1.1.2 The Authorship Condition1.1.3 The Publication Condition1.1.4 The Library and the Database Conditions1.1.5 The Discipline Condition1.2 Works at the Margin of the Scholarly Record1.3 The Scholarly Record in Transition1.4 The Identity of Items of the Scholarly Record1.5 A Definable Scholarly RecordReferences
2. What is Academic Plagiarism?2.1 2.1. Identifying Academic Plagiarism2.1.1 Appropriation2.1.2 Non-Triviality2.1.3 Inadequate Credit2.1.4 An Appearance of Original Authorship2.1.5 A Discrete Item of the Scholarly Record2.2 The Intent to Plagiarize2.3 Self-Plagiarism2.4 Euphemisms for Academic Plagiarism2.5 Plagiarism vs. Copyright Infringement2.6 Statutes of Limitation for Plagiarism2.7 In SumReferences
3. A Test Case for Published Corrections: The Discipline of Philosophy3.1 Classifying Responses to Plagiarism3.2 Issuing a Statement of Concern3.3 Issuing a Statement of Retraction (SR)3.3.1 Maximal and Minimal Statements of Retraction3.3.2 Paywalled SRs and Untethered SRs3.3.3 SRs with University Support3.3.4 Academic Editors and Independent SRs3.3.5 Problems with Minimal and Medial SRs3.4 Reprinting a Volume After the Removal of Plagiarized Material3.5 Halting the Sale of the Plagiarized Material3.6 Taking No Public Action3.7 Conclusion3.7.1 Table 13.7.2 Table 23.7.3 Table 3References
4. Academic Whistleblowing4.1 The Whistleblowing Dilemma4.2 To Whom Can One Blow the Academic Whistle?4.2.1 Whistleblowing Directly to the Suspected Plagiarist4.2.2 Whistleblowing in a Post-Publication Review Venue4.2.3 Whistleblowing to a Journal or Volume Editor4.2.4 Whistleblowing to a Publisher4.2.5 Whistleblowing to a University Research Integrity Office4.2.6 Whistleblowing to a Grant Agency4.2.7 Whistleblowing to a Journalist or News Agency4.2.8 Whistleblowing to the Genuine Authors4.3 Multi-Targeted Whistleblowing4.4 How will the Whistleblowing Impact the Academic Whistleblower?4.5 What Might Whistleblower Harassment and Academic Witness Intimidation Look Like?4.5.1 The National Grant Agency4.5.2 Journal Editors4.5.3 Research Integrity Offices4.6 Conclusion4.7 Appendix: Sample Letters for Requesting Corrections of the Scholarly Record4.7.1 Sample of Letter Requesting a Retraction4.7.2 Sample of Letter Requesting a Corrigendum4.7.3 Sample of Letter Requesting a Clarification of AuthorshipReferences
5. Publishing Corrections of the Scholarly Record: Some Test Cases
5.1 Disambiguating Retractions, Errata, and Corrigenda5.2 Case 1: Proceedings from the International Semiotics Institute5.3 Case 2: Subject Matters: A Journal of Communications and the Self5.4 Case 3: John Benjamins Publishing Company5.5 Case 4: The Catholic University of America Press5.6 Cases 5 and 6: Argumentation5.7 Case 7: Swiss Medical Weekly5.8 Cases 8 and 9: Brill Publishing5.9 Cases 10 and 11: Studies in Communication Sciences5.10 Case 12: Patient Education and Counseling5.11 Case 13: Science | Environment | Health5.12 Case 14: Journal of Communication in Healthcare5.13 Ten Corrections of the Scholarly Record5.14 Using the Correct Tools for Correction5.15 Responsibility for the Scholarly RecordReferences
6. Contested Authorship, Self-Plagiarism, and the Scholarly Record6.1 A Discredited Technique6.2 Disability Studies Quarterly6.2.1 The First Request for a Statement of Retraction6.2.2 The Second Request for a Statement of Retraction6.2.3 The Retraction6.3 Cambridge University Press6.3.1 The Request for Retraction6.4 An AnalogyReferences
Conclusion: Beyond the Published RetractionThe Database ProblemThe Anthology ProblemThe Platform ProblemThe Repository ProblemThe Pretend-It-Didn't-Happen ProblemA Partial AnswerInformal Corrections of the Scholarly RecordAdditional Disclosures of Corrections of the Scholarly RecordSolutionsThe Future of the Scholarly RecordReferences
Index