Please ... I need help from someone who has knowledge or an idea. I am a researcher from Syria in the field of remote sensing and photogrammetry. I have an international research published since 2020 in a journal classified internationally as Q2 in WOS and Q1 in Scopus. The journal is related to the Elsevier publisher. Today, I was surprised to find that the same research has been stolen and published in one of the MDPI journals (in a Special Issue) with some concepts changed for camouflage purposes and a change in the type of data. However, the research as a whole, including the equations and figures in the proposed methodology section, is completely stolen from me. The question: Can I do anything to delete their research or complain against the researchers, editors, or reviewers? Because the research is stolen in the literal sense of the word and the situation has greatly upset me.
Thank you.
Dear Ahmad Mahphood Can you reveal which journal (and paper) that plagiarized your work you talk about?
It depends very much on things like: plagiarism of text, same figures, lack of proper acknowledgment (in terms of citing your work).
If you can come up with a factual list of points then the first step is to inform the journal that published the paper in question. If the arguments are convincing then the journal will (eventually) retract the paper.
But... it needs to be convincing.
See also PubPeer https://pubpeer.com where you can discuss papers with issues (and when you come up with your arguments you can see if other researchers agree).
Best regards.
Rob Keller
Thank you for your prompt and thorough reply.
Yes, I have identified the authors and the journal. I first contacted the authors. They admitted that they used the same concepts but denied copying the paper as it is. Now I am contacting the journal in which they published their article. I sent an email three days ago containing a detailed study of the plagiarism and have not yet received a response. I will wait a maximum of one week and then I will contact my journal and Elsevier.
Best regards.
Bechir Hbibi
Thank you for your prompt and thorough reply.
Now I am contacting the journal in which they published their article. I sent an email three days ago containing a detailed study of the plagiarism and have not yet received a response.
Best regards
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