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A 2012 paper co-authored byย Gilles Seralini, who has publishedย controversial research showing the dangers of genetically modified foods, has been plagiarized by another researcher.
The 2016 paper, published in theย International Journal of Technical Research and Applications, has not been retracted, but the text comparison is fairly obvious.
Itโs a case of intra-predatory crime: theย International Journal of Technical Research and Applicationsย is on theย list of predatory journalsย compiled by Jeffrey Beall, and theย Seralini paper appeared in theย Journal of Environmental Protection, which is published by Scientific Research Publishing, which Beall considers to be aย predatory publisher.
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We discovered this case after the first author of the 2012 paper โย Robin Mesnage, a research associate at Kingโs College โ alerted us to the similarities. Mesnageย said he discovered the 2016 paper from an email alert via Google Scholar.
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The only way we know the text of theย IJTRAย paper is from a pdf Mesnage forwarded to us of the paper โ theย link to the abstract online is now blank. Mesnage told us he contacted the journal, but hadnโt heard anything back from anyone about the paper:
If we canโt find anything on this publication I will consider that itโs retracted, but I will keep an eye on the February issue of this journal.
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We have been unable to find contact information for the author of the 2016 article,ย Hitendra J. Jani, whose affiliation on the paper is listed as โBharuch Enviro Infrastructure Ltd., Plot No. 9701-9716, GIDC, Ankleshwar, Bharuch District, Gujarat, India.โ
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