I would have never thought about the techniques, tricks, manipulations and tactics that they are using unless I was a victim of a daylight knowledge robbery. All the names of the academics involved, directly or indirectly, will be mentioned in a book about plagiarism.
Allegations of intellectual property theft and unethical research practices are serious matters that should be addressed through appropriate channels. If you believe your work has been stolen or misappropriated, you may consider seeking legal advice and reporting the issue to relevant authorities or institutions. Additionally, documenting evidence of the alleged theft and maintaining a record of your original work can be helpful in resolving such disputes.
I agree with Venkata; you have made a statement that risks you being sued for defamation by Professor Fenster. I strongly advise you discuss the matter with a lawyer and prepare your arguments and evidence. Also, I recommend you do not make any further statements of this kind on Researchgate.
Dear Venkata Satyanarayana, thank you for your answer. Much appreciated! There is no question that my work has been stolen, traded and used without attribution. Unfortunately, the relevant authorities and institutions have not been responsive or helpful so far, e.g., I have been waiting 2.5 years for 'Planning Theoty and Practice' journal for response and still waiting. {If you allow me to comment I am absolutely sure that you should add a profile picture to your profile on ResearchGate as is customary}. Regards, Dr Tal Berman
Dear Dr. Tal Berman, I acknowledge receipt of your message. I appreciate your feedback and concerns regarding the unauthorized use of your work without proper attribution. It is difficult to digest the lack of responsiveness from the relevant authorities and institutions in addressing this issue, especially considering the significant delay in receiving a response from the 'Planning Theory and Practice' journal.
I understand the frustration you must be experiencing due to this situation. It is crucial to ensure that intellectual property rights are respected and that proper credit is given for your work. I recommend continuing to pursue resolution through appropriate channels and seeking assistance from legal or professional organizations if necessary.And as per your advise, I will add my profile picture, sir. Regards, Dr.A.Venkata Satyanarayana
Dear Venkata, I have used legal services but still it didn't help. It will probably be necessary to file a financial claim as well as complain to the police. Just as an example, I am attaching the letter sent to Hanna Mattila through a lawyer about 15 months ago:
It has come to our attention that you have been using Dr Tal Berman’s intellectual property [IP] in the article "Ethnographic Knowledge in Urban Planning – Bridging the Gap between the Theories of Knowledge-Based and Communicative Planning” [Article], that was published by Planning Theory and Practice journal on 04 November 2021. Dr Berman’s unique ideas and concepts, theoretical developments, as well as unique hypotheses, methodology, discussion points and research findings (i.e., Tal Berman’s IP) have been used within the paper without attribution. Whilst the Article and its contents has been already published more than seven months ago, it is likely to have damaged Dr Berman. In your correspondence with Dr Berman in January 2022, Dr Berman drew your attention to the ethical problem, i.e., using Dr Berman’s IP without attribution, and you were asked to remedy the ethical problem, but you have not. You claimed that you, or your researchers, will continue to use Dr Berman’s IP. Using IP without attribution is a serious ethical problem and constitutes professional, and academic, misconduct. We therefore require that you: Stop immediately to use Dr Tal Berman’s IP. Order to all your researchers to stop using Dr Tal Berman’s IP. Explain to your researchers what is “attribution” and “Plagiarism”. Remedy the ethical problem in the Article immediately; or remove all the parts in the Article that contain Dr Berman’s IP; or add to the Article appropriate reference/s and/or citation/s, i.e., attribution; or ask Planning Theory and Practice journal to retract the Article. Preserve any information relating to the peer-review and publication process of the Article, because you might be asked to provide us with that information. Undertake not to publish the Article, or otherwise to re-publish the Article as is. In the event that you are not willing to comply with the above requests, we reserve all of our rights in this matter. Yours faithfully,
Also, I recommend looking at the discussion that followed another question I asked previously here in ResearchGate:
Planning Theory & Practice journal published an article that was literally taken from my book and publications. What should I do?
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