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Games researcher retracts one paper, corrects three others, for plagiarism – Retraction Watch (Ivan Oransky | November 2018)

Posted by saviorteam in Research Integrity on March 10, 2022
Keywords: International, Journal, Publication ethics, Researcher responsibilities, Social Science
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This case serves as another painful reminder that if you copy text from another publication, with the intention to paraphrase/replace that text later, it is incredibly important to annotate/tag it/add a comment so you don’t accidentally submit it and present it as your own original work.

A researcher, formerly of Bath Spa University in the UK, who studies how computer games are designed, has retracted a paper and corrected three others after she said she became aware that they all contained plagiarism.
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The common author of the four papers, Dana Ruggiero,
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focuses on praxis in design for persuasive technology, multimedia installations, and affective knowledge, including the application of games for social issues such as higher education, homelessness, juvenile offenders, children in care, and healthcare.
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The retraction notice for “Project-based learning in a virtual internship programme: A study of the interrelated roles between intern, mentor and client,” a paper which first appeared in Computers & Education in July 2017, reads

Games researcher retracts one paper, corrects three others, for plagiarism
A researcher, formerly of Bath Spa University in the UK, who studies how computer games are designed, has retracted a paper and corrected three others after she said she became aware that they all …

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