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Say you were doing some research on some topic. You were very enthusiastic with it, and you had devoted a large amount of time in the research. Perhaps you would have been the first to discover something or make a theory on it.
Then all of a sudden, one day you discover that someone else has published a paper before your paper was published, which is exactly the same as what you had discovered. As a result, all your work has been marred.
In the history of development of science, this is not new. Many physicists have faced this, and there can be a list of those who have suffered. Scientists have had to pay a heavy price for a delay in submission of their research papers.
Have you faced something like this? If yes, would you like to share it with us?
This also applies if you have not yet written a paper, but your thoughts were "stolen". For example, you decided on a research topic, made elaborate plans, and just when you start, you find someone has published a paper on the topic very recently.
Please be honest and do not make up a story. If you have genuinely faced this problem, you are free to write here.
N.B.: Please note that if somebody copies content from your research without citing it, that event should not be posted here. Plagiarism is against the ethics of research, and is controversial. Such posts are liable to be deleted by moderators.
Then all of a sudden, one day you discover that someone else has published a paper before your paper was published, which is exactly the same as what you had discovered. As a result, all your work has been marred.
In the history of development of science, this is not new. Many physicists have faced this, and there can be a list of those who have suffered. Scientists have had to pay a heavy price for a delay in submission of their research papers.
Have you faced something like this? If yes, would you like to share it with us?
This also applies if you have not yet written a paper, but your thoughts were "stolen". For example, you decided on a research topic, made elaborate plans, and just when you start, you find someone has published a paper on the topic very recently.
Please be honest and do not make up a story. If you have genuinely faced this problem, you are free to write here.
N.B.: Please note that if somebody copies content from your research without citing it, that event should not be posted here. Plagiarism is against the ethics of research, and is controversial. Such posts are liable to be deleted by moderators.