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Talking to a Wall: The Response of German Universities to Documentations of Plagiarism in Doctoral Theses

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The VroniPlag Wiki academic group has been documenting plagiarism in doctoral theses since 2011. When a documentation is published, the university is informed and sent an extensive report. Expectations are that the university will act quickly and decisively and communicate their final result to the scientific community. This paper describes the documentation process of VroniPlag Wiki, the academic misconduct processes at German universities, and the slow and disappointing reactions of many universities. Suggestions for improvement of the processes are also presented.

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Weber-Wulff, D. (2022). Talking to a Wall: The Response of German Universities to Documentations of Plagiarism in Doctoral Theses. In: Bjelobaba, S., Foltýnek, T., Glendinning, I., Krásničan, V., Dlabolová, D.H. (eds) Academic Integrity: Broadening Practices, Technologies, and the Role of Students. Ethics and Integrity in Educational Contexts, vol 4. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-16976-2_20

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