Hier, j'ai publié un billet avec deux articles identiques dans deux revues différentes, mais avec des auteurs différents : pas banal ! J'ai échangé des emails très confus avec les auteurs qui manifestement se connaissent… Puis, dans la journée du 23 janvier, je remercie Mme C Fovet-Rabot qui m'a signalé que l'un des articles n'était plus en ligne ! Mais un autre article était apparu… en remplacement de l'article disparu ! J'ai archivé cet article avant qu'il ne disparaisse ! L'un des éditeurs PubTexto doit être indien, et il publie 40 revues (au total 328 articles… moins de 10 par revues). L'autre éditeur, Stratford serait aux USA, mais c'est faux.. sont-ils en Inde ou au Kenya ??? La navigation sur les sites est inattendue……
Voici l'article disparu, contrairement à toute bonne pratique (il faudrait laisser cet article en écrivant RETRACTED en rouge, et en expliquant ce qui s'est passé). Remarquez 'Published 24 November'.
Voici le nouvel article avec une date de publication du 24 novembre 2019 pour une mise en ligne du 23 janvier 2020 avec les auteurs de l'article de la revue de Stratford…
Donc personne n'avait rien vu depuis fin novembre 2019. J'ai copié ci-dessous certains des emails des auteurs sans bien comprendre.
- Lucas Njeru à H Maisonneuve le 23 janvier à 14h38 : Thanks that was plagiarism, they have retrieved the copy paste by Githaiga Sent from my iPhone
- Begin forwarded message:
From: Editor Josh H <Editor.JoshH@outlook.com>Date: 23 January 2020 at 15:52:06 EATTo: Lucas Njeru <lucasnjeru@gmail.com>
Subject: RE: Plagiarism?
Hello Lucas,The article is now removed from the face book and also from the journal online source. We have finding the article to remove if it is indexed in any data base. Please feel free to contact me if anything you require from my end. Regards Josh H
- From: Lucas Njeru [mailto:lucasnjeru@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2020 12:17 AM To: Editor Josh Subject: Re: Plagiarism?
Email sent many times Am still waiting for feedback, it’s over 24 hrs. I told you you could have the names1. Dr Capt Lucas Njeru2. Prof Thomas Cheruiyot as the bona fide authors of the article, if not pull it down or I initiate appropriate action.The said Githaiga is NOT the author of the article!!!! Lucas Sent from my iPhone
- On 20 Jan 2020, at 19:55, Editor Josh H <Editor.JoshH@outlook.com> wrote:
Hello Lucas,Just give me some time to discus with the respective department and the journal coordinator I will get back to you within 24 hours Please do not worry Trust me I will clear this issue Hope you understand Regards Josh H
- From: Lucas Njeru [mailto:lucasnjeru@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, January 20, 2020 10:23 PM To: Editor Josh H Subject: Re: Plagiarism?
Email sent many times I have never contacted nor given you names, I learnt this from a reader who noted similar article different readers. I am lucas Njeru, have never paid you any money and this is absolutely unacceptable!!! I published same article elsewhere, I don’t know what balance you are talking about, please act with diligence and professionalism as an editor, am not taking any chances, will file with international police. Lucas Sent from my iPhone
- On 20 Jan 2020, at 19:42, Editor Josh H <Editor.JoshH@outlook.com> wrote:
Hello Lucas,GreetingsWe have sent many emails earlier concerning the article and the authors list But we have not received any email from your end We built the manuscript according to the names given by you We have also sent email concerning the payment due from your end Surprising with your email stating the corrections and removing the article from the issue Let me know the correct names to build the pdf accordingly and also I request you to clear the pending payment Await your support RegardsJosh H
- From: Lucas Njeru [mailto:lucasnjeru@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, January 20, 2020 10:06 PMTo: Peter Nderitu Githaiga KimathiCc: Hervé Maisonneuve; Editor.JoshH@outlook.com Subject: Re: Plagiarism?
Prof Cheruiyot and I are the bona fide authors of the article and the custodians of the raw data that generated the article, we are not aware of a similar paper published elsewhere. Am keen to know whether the article was paid for to draw a substantial conclusion on the deliberate editors’ greed, plagiarism and lack of professional conduct. In the meantime, thanks for bringing the matter to our attention, the editor should pull down the article before we take an appropriate and necessary action! Lucas/ Prof Cheruiyot Sent from my iPhone
- On 20 Jan 2020, at 10:07, Peter Nderitu Githaiga Kimathi <nderitugithaiga@mu.ac.ke> wrote:
Hello Editor Pubtexto I raised this matter earlier on. I'm not the author of this paper. I forwarded the paper onbehalf of Lucas Njeru as shown in the manuscript. Kindly pull down the paper and exercise due diligence and professionalism. Nderitu Githaiga
- On Mon, 20 Jan 2020, 00:49 Hervé Maisonneuve, <herve@h2mw.eu> wrote:
Hello, I was surprised reading the two attached papers. They are quite similars, but authors are different. Do you suspect any plagiarism, or do you have another hypothesis? Sincerely–Hervé Maisonneuve
