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RETRACTION: Pain in systemic sclerosis.
1Editor-in-Chief, Reumatismo. cimmino@unige.it.
Reumatismo
|July 7, 2018
Summary
This article on pain in systemic sclerosis has been retracted due to plagiarism. Scientific integrity is paramount, and Reumatismo utilizes advanced software to detect misconduct.
Area of Science:
- Rheumatology
- Scientific Publishing Ethics
Background:
- A previously published article titled "Pain in systemic sclerosis" in Reumatismo (2014; 66(1): 44-47) has been identified with plagiarized content.
- The plagiarism involved verbatim text taken from another source without proper attribution.
Purpose of the Study:
- To formally retract the article due to plagiarism.
- To inform readers and the scientific community about the misconduct.
- To reaffirm the journal's commitment to scientific integrity.
Main Methods:
- The journal's editorial board identified verbatim text plagiarism.
- Sophisticated plagiarism detection software is increasingly employed by the journal.
- The peer review process failed to detect the plagiarism in this instance.
Main Results:
- The article "Pain in systemic sclerosis" (DOI: https:// doi.org/10.4081/reumatismo.2014.764) is officially retracted.
- The plagiarism constitutes a violation of copyright and scientific misconduct.
Conclusions:
- Reumatismo maintains an uncompromising stance on scientific integrity.
- The journal apologizes to the author whose work was plagiarized and the affected journal.
- Authors are reminded that plagiarism detection software is routinely used, and misconduct is likely to be discovered.
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