Research Article
Retracted: Effects of Glucides on Thermal Denaturation and Coagulation of Whey Proteins Studied by Ultraviolet Spectroscopy
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A.A. Abena
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M. Gbeassor
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H. Chaveron
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A CASE OF PLAGIARISM
(Case No. 12082011)
Dr. Jinnie M. Garrett, Hamilton College, New York, USA pointed out a plagiarism in a paper published in Journal of Applied Sciences Volume 7 Issue 4: 472-477, 2007.
On the receipt of the letter from Dr. Jinnie M. Garrett, the case forwarded to the Ethics Committee of the Science Alert. As per the report of the Ethics Committee, article entitled "Effects of Glucides on Thermal Denaturation and Coagulation of Whey Proteins Studied by Ultraviolet Spectroscopy" published in Journal of Applied Sciences Volume 7 Issue 4 : 472-477, 2007 authored by E.M. Antoine, A.A. Abena, M.Gbeassor and H.Chaveron" contains substantial sections of methods to indicate a different source of the materials, Article including tables and figures has been taken verbatim from earlier publication without clear and unambiguous attribution.
Science Alert considers misappropriation of intellectual property and duplication of text, tables or figures from other authors or publications without clear and unambiguous attribution totally unacceptable.
Plagiarism is a violation of copyright and a serious breach of scientific ethics. The Editors and Publisher have agreed to officially retract this article.
Science Alert is highly thankful to Dr. Jinnie M.Garrett, for pointing out this plagiarism.
Detail of Article from which text, figures and tables have been copied by E.M. Antoine, A.A. Abena, M. Gbeassor and H.Chaveron is as under:
J.m. Garrett, R.A. Stairs and R.G. Annett" Thermal Denaturation and Coagulation of Whey of Proteins: Effect of Sugars" from J. Dairy Science 71:10-16, 1988.