UoM: Controversy Over Allegations of Plagiarism Against the Vice-Chancellor

If the investigation report co-authored by Mohee does contain excerpts from another book without reference to the first view, the number one UoM defends and says he has done everything within the rules.

Copy and paste almost identical excerpts from another report

The report by Romeela Mohee and Ackmez Mudhoo, one of his students, was published in September 2012 by Scrivener Publishing LLC and is entitled " Framing the Sustainability Dialogue in Research " . The problem is that the concluding notes of this paper, are in fact an almost identical copy and paste excerpts from another report entitled " Earth System Science for Global Sustainability: Grand Challenges " , written by a dozen researchers and published November 12, 2010 by Sciencemag , an American magazine.

The report concludes Mudhoo / Mohee is the same almost word for word, but contains no indication that it is an extract from another work. The anonymous informant, who claims to be a student, brought this to the attention of the Minister of Higher Education on February 17. According to lexpress cross, UoM has investigated these allegations and concluded that Prof. Mohee was in order.

Requested by Iexpress , it stated that " elon les lois internationales, copying and referencing is not plagiarism et l’éditeur a passé le rapport au peigne fin et n’a pas trouvé de plagiat. En plus, il a été peer reviewed avant. Personne n’a rien relevé !" If there was indeed plagiarism, publisher or academic peers who reviewed the report would have known, argues the VC.

Moreover, Romeela Mohee noted that the report supplies abundantly Concluding Notes the article she co-authored, in the list of references at the end. " In conclusion, there is no reference. Research has already been referenced earlier in our article " adds Romeela Mohee. She also stresses that international law stipulate that "excerpt can be up to 500 words and a section may contain multiple " .

"There is plagiarism when you copy an original research, not a debate paper"

Why extracts are not distinguished from other text in typography? " It depends on publishers. This is not a research paper , but a paper review. This is the publisher who decides typographical policy " , says the VC. Moreover, she continues, " there is plagiarism when you copy an original research . There, he is a paper discussed " . She added: " If we consider it as plagiarism, then all world researchers are guilty! "

According Romeela Mohee, it is an attempt to discredit she. She highlights the timing of these accusations: the report that is the subject of accusations date of 2012, but it was not until February of this year that the letter of termination was sent shortly after his nomination VC. It would not be a coincidence, she said.

In an official correspondence sent Friday to lexpress editors about lexpress article, Romeela Mohee warns that " we (UoM) reserve the right to take legal action against any person trying to defame this institution" . And yesterday, in another letter to express the VC reiterates that allegations of plagiarism are unfounded. " An enquiry has been made at the University on this matter and the conclusion is that there is no plagiarism. Even the international publisher on which the onus resides as far as plagiarism is concerned has sent a report confi rming same." She also said she would give a press conference tomorrow.