The part that was... plagiarized was written by the plaintiff Mikiko herself?! Many citizens present showed extremely surprised expressions. They did not expect that the next development of this lawsuit would be so unexpected. Those four papers

The annotations indeed indicate that these papers are the results of scientific research projects. And the list of scientific research project members in the hands of the plaintiff’s lawyer does have Mikiko’s name written on it.

So in this case, the question becomes——

If a doctoral student uses the results of a scientific research project in which he has participated in a thesis, does it constitute plagiarism?

In this way, just as the fabrication of experimental data involved in the first paper was actually a problem of experimental outsourcing, the so-called overlapping results of the paper detection are actually Mikiko's participation in the above scientific research projects. The problem has become quite complicated.

stand up.

The Kitahara lawyer in the court once again brought the uncertainty that had almost disappeared back into the trial.

Takezawa's brows were frowning unknowingly. Of course she expected that Kitahara would launch an attack from this point. She and Asakura Yan had already noticed this fact that was not good for them. At that time, they

The idea is to find the professors in charge of these projects to issue a "Situation Statement" and provide testimony that is beneficial to the university. However, in the face of the lawsuit, each of the professors is still afraid, and they would rather stay out of the matter than issue a statement.

force.

After all, providing such a testimony to the university does no good to itself.

On the contrary, there is also the risk of litigation.

Each of these people is really making calculations, and they have clearly calculated all the benefits and costs inside and outside.

"Chief referee." Kitahara looked at the referee's seat and further said, "From the materials submitted by the plaintiff's attorney just now, it can be seen that there are indeed major doubts about whether the paper involved in the case was plagiarized. Whether it is the issue of experimental outsourcing or the use of the results of scientific research projects

These questions can all prove why the expert group only achieved a slim majority result on whether Mikiko's behavior constituted serious academic misconduct. In this case, Kyoto University did not further investigate the relevant facts and simply deprived my client Mikiko of her academic misconduct.

PhD. The relevant decision lacks sufficient factual basis!”

"Chief referee!" Zhuze immediately stood up and retorted: "The argument made by the plaintiff's attorney is completely wrong. In fact, when it comes to identifying plagiarism, the academic community has its own standards for identifying plagiarism. In order to safeguard science

In the interests of the community and the promotion of ethical integrity in the scientific research community, for the academic community, as long as the source is not indicated, it should be deemed to be plagiarism and thus commit academic misconduct."

Takezawa's voice continued, "Without citation, it is equivalent to claiming other people's academic achievements as your own. This kind of behavior is a kind of naked theft and plunder in the academic world!"

"I want to draw the attention of the defendant's attorney." Kitahara said abruptly, like a cold arrow suddenly shot out of the darkness, "Just now, did the defendant's attorney say that the plaintiff Mikiko claimed the academic achievements of others as her own?"

A sudden rhetorical question.

However, before giving the other party a chance to answer, Kitahara immediately said: "Plaintiff Mikiko did not appropriate other people's academic results as her own. On the contrary, she used her own scientific research results. Indeed, the plaintiff's attorney knew that

There is also the so-called 'self-plagiarism' in academic circles. That is to say, if a person quotes his own work without citing the source, it will constitute so-called plagiarism."

"However, I would like to ask everyone here to think about it. Compared with plagiarizing other people's research results, failing to cite your own scientific research results in a standardized manner is a relatively less harmful behavior. The main harm caused by self-plagiarism is

It lies in the repeated publication of relevant results. Although Mikiko used content written by herself in the past, compared with the four scientific research project papers, the paper involved in the case still put forward academic viewpoints that are different from the four scientific research project papers. There is no relevant repeated publication.

Academic Achievements."

"In this case, are we going to deprive my client of his doctorate degree and completely ruin the future of such a young man because of such an incident? The plaintiff's attorney has never believed that my client made no mistakes.

The question is whether the mistakes she made are serious enough to warrant revoking her PhD. It is not easy to train an outstanding PhD in biology. Should we not even have a chance to make corrections?

To my client?!"

Beihara's voice contained an indescribable magical power.

In the past, this lawyer who seemed quite careless in the past was actually full of emotion in his words at this moment. His words were full of sympathy and regret for a young doctoral student, and his words were sincere. He was obviously just a young man.

At this moment, he seemed to be transformed into a respected elder, interceding for the younger generation who had made mistakes.

Under the influence of Kitahara's voice, many citizens in the court suddenly showed some expressions of pity for Mikiko. Many citizens whispered to each other and talked about it.

"Yes, the lawyer seems to be right."

"That's true. If you say you're copying someone else's paper, that's a bad thing. But after all, she's just using the article she once wrote."

“Isn’t the university a little too strict?”

"Yes, there are still students who say this in public media reports."

"Where's her mentor?"

"Yes, where is her supervisor? Her supervisor must have known about participating in these scientific research projects."

"Why is her mentor unwilling to intercede on her behalf?"

Takezawa looked at Kitahara's expression in front of her, and the corners of her mouth twitched slightly. As a professional lawyer, and with previous experience in the civil service system, she knew full well that Kitahara's words just now were a complete performance. That kind of voice

The tone of voice, the right kind of sensationalism, and the precise control of facial muscles. It was completely carefully designed, and he even pretended to be so sincere.

However, unfortunately, there is no good way to deal with such a set of performances.

Zhuze thought quickly, then stood up immediately to suppress the performance of the lawyer in front of him and said, "Chief referee, the other party's argument is completely unfounded. The plagiarized paper involved in the case is, as the plaintiff's attorney said, the result of a scientific research project. And the plaintiff

The list of scientific research project members presented by the attorney himself shows that each of the scientific research projects related to the four plagiarized papers has more than 10 members. In other words, these people have all contributed to the paper.
Chapter completed!