Plagiarism checks ‘just as important for academics as students’

With 30 retractions so far and counting, experts say former Swinburne scientist exemplifies the need to screen research articles

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November 5, 2019

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November 6, 2019

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Print headline: Academics ‘must be holding each other to account’

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