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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.