Kill Plagiarism

Plagiarism has been a major problem in Nepal. Let us add the incidents of plagiarism with as much proof as possible (original + plagiarised materials, retraction decisions, correspondences, news etc.) that we can find.

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We hope this page will help us realize the magnitude of the plagiarism problem in higher education and research in Nepal. The collected data should also help understand the nature and type of its prevalence in different institutions. We also want to use this platform to raise awareness about plagiarism and discourage people from doing it.

Table of Contents

1. Hall of Shame
2. Articles
3. Books
4. Theses

Hall of Shame

This section accounts the incidences of plagiarism from well known personalities or those who have held high positions in academia or public institutions.

0001: T.U. Vice Chancellor Tirtha Khaniya

• Original:

  • Authentic Materials and Cultural Content in EFL Classrooms

• Copied

  • Use of Authentic Materials in EFL Classrooms
  • Published in: Nelta Vol 11 No 1-2 December 2006
  • Status: Not-retracted

• Newspapers

  • Myrepublica
  • Onlinekhabar
  • EducateNepal
  • Thehimalayantimes

0002: T.U. Kedar Nath Ghimire (Needs further investigation)

News in Mysansar has the press releases with claim and counter claim. Requires further investigation and more solid proof to validate this.

• Newspapers
  • Onlinekhabar
  • Mysansar

0003: Nepal Chemical Society Chairman Deba Bahadur Khadka

Source: Mysansar: published on 2015-08-15

• Original

  • The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1999
  • extended version pdf

• Copied

  • Development of Femtochemistry
  • published in: Bulletin of Nepal Chemical Society, 2011-09-17
  • status: Not Retracted

• Plagiarizer

  • Deba Bahadur Khadka, (Previously: Central Department of Chemistry, TU, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal.)

• Newspapers

  • Mysansar

Articles

Case-0001

• Original:

  • Association of thyroid dysfunction among infertile women visiting infertility center of Om Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Researchgate

• Copied:

  • RETRACTED: Association of thyroid dysfunction among infertile women visiting nepalgunj medical college hospital, Kohalpur-NepaL
  • Researchgate
• Published in: Bali Medical Journal

• Status: Retracted

• Newspapers:

• 2017-10-13 : My Republica

• 2017-11-08 : My Republica

• Plagiarizers:

  • M Shrewastwa: Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry, Kathmandu University, Nepalgunj Medical College, Kohalpur, Nepal. Email: shrimukesh5@yahoo.com.
  • K Thanpari: Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry, Kathmandu University, Nepalgunj Medical College, Kohalpur, Nepal
  • R Goit: Lecturer, Department of physiology, Kathmandu University, Nepalgunj Medical College, Kohalpur, Nepal
  • NK Yadav: Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry, Kathmandu University, Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara, Nepal
  • RK Mittal: Professor and Head, Department of Biochemistry, Kathmandu University, Nepalgunj Medical College, Kohalpur, Nepal
  • V Rohil: Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi, Delhi, India

Case-0002

• Original:

  • Dyslipidemias in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in Nnewi South-East Nigeria.
  • pdf

• Copied:

  • RETRACTED: DYSLIPIDEMIA IN TYPE-2 DIABETES MELLITUS PATIENTS IN WESTERN OF NEPAL: A Hospital Based Study
  • Original-Copied side-by-side
• Published in: Bali Medical Journal

• Status: Retracted

• Newspapers:

• 2017-11-23 : My Republica: Docs plagiarizing Nigerian research in paper on West Nepal

• Plagiarizers:

• M.K Shrewastwa: Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry, Kathmandu University, Nepalgunj Medical College, Kohalpur, Nepal. Email: shrimukesh5@yahoo.com

• C Thanpari
• N.K Yadav: Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry, Kathmandu University, Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara, Nepal
• R.K Mittal: Professor and Head, Department of Biochemistry, Kathmandu University, Nepalgunj Medical College, Kohalpur, Nepal
• V Rohil: Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi, Delhi, India

Case-0003

• Original:

  • A Prevalence of Thyroid Dysfunction in Kathmandu University Hospital, Nepal
  • pdf

• Copied:

  • RETRACTED: A Prevalence of Thyroid Disorder in Western Part of Nepal
  • Researchgate
  • Published in: Journal of Cilinical and Diagnostic Research. 2013 Feb: 7(2)
  • Status: Retracted

• Newspapers:

• 2017-11-08 : My Republica

• Plagiarizers:

  • Raj Kumar Yadav: Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry, Gandki Medical College, Pokhara, Nepal.
  • Namrata Thapa Magar: Laboratory technologist, Gandki Medical College, Pokhara, Nepal.
  • Bibek Poudel: Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry, Manipal College of Medical Sciences (MCOMS), Manipal Teaching Hospital (MTH), Pokhara, Nepal.
  • Naval Kishor Yadav: Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry, Manipal College of Medical Sciences (MCOMS), Manipal Teaching Hospital (MTH), Pokhara, Nepal.
  • Binod Yadav: Assistant Professor, Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Case-0004

• Copied:

  • RETRACTED: (Case Report) Rhinosporidiosis of the Parotid Duct
  • Researchgate
  • Published in: Hindawi, Case reports in dentistry. 2014 Jan. Doi: dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/131794
  • Status: Retracted

• Plagiarizers:

  • Santosh Kumar Yadav: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Chitwan Medical College Pvt. Ltd, Bharatpur, Nepal. IAOMS Fellow Oral and Maxillofacial Oncology and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Peking University School of Stomatology, Beijing, China
  • Suraksha Shrestha: Department of Prosthodontics, National Academy of Medical Sciences, Bir Hospital, Kathmandu. Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry, Gandki Medical College, Pokhara, Nepal.

Case-0005

• Self-Plagiarism:
  • Submission 1: RETRACTED: Review of brucellosis in Nepal
  • Submission 2: RETRACTED: Review of brucellosis in Nepal
  • Published in:
  • Epidemiol Health 2016 Oct
  • International Journal of Veterinary Science and Medicine. Volume 4, Issue 2, December 2016.
  • Status: Retracted

Case-0006

• Copied paragraphs in the article

  • RETRACTED: Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy for Heart Failure.
  • Published in: Journal of Advances in Internal Medicine 2012;01(02):65-68
  • Status: Retracted

• Plagiarizers

  • Sujeeb Rajbhandari, Man Bahadur KC, Roshan Raut, Murari Dhungana, Kunal Bikram Shaha

Case-0007

• Original:

  • Correlation between serum-ascites albumin concentration gradient and endoscopic parameters of portal hypertension

• Copied:

  • Correlation between serum-ascites albumin concentration gradient and endoscopic parameters of portal hypertension.
  • Researchgate
  • Published in: Kathmandu Univ Med J (KUMJ). 2005 Oct-Dec;3(4):327-33
  • Status: NOT RETRACTED (Only Editors note ?)

• Plagiarizers:

  • DL Gurubacharya (Dipesh Lal ?), Department of Medicine, Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital, Nepal.
  • KC Mathura
  • DB Karki

Case-0008

• Original:

  • Seasonal Migration and Livelihood Resilience in the Face of Climate Change in Nepal

• Copied:

  • Dynamics of seasonal labour migration and rural livelihood in the middle hill of Nepal: Reflections from Arghakhanchi district, Nepal
  • Published in: Academic Research and Development, Vol3,Issue 1; January 2018; Page No. 791-799.
  • Status: RETRACTED BUT NOT PROPERLY, pages removed here. The paper and the retracted information along with reason (link to original) should be kept by the journal!

• Newspapers

  • Myrepublica

• Plagiarizers:

  • DL Gurubacharya (Dipesh Lal ?), Department of Medicine, Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital, Nepal.
  • KC Mathura
  • DB Karki

Books

Theses

TU thesis kinbech (किनबेच)

Investigative journalism that reveals many of the TU officials involved in running business out of plagiarized theses. Video: Source 1, Source 2