Researcher A from University X suspected Assistant Professor B of plagiarism or misappropriation.
The Rector of University X ruled that B had not committed an RI violation, and thus the RI process was concluded. A expressed dissatisfaction with the decision and asked in their request for a statement whether B had committed an RI violation.
According to A, B had used a table compiled by A in their article without crediting A. According to A, leaving out their name constituted an RI violation. During the RI process, acknowledgements for the work towards the table compilation were added to the digital version of the article. Based on the decision of the Rector of University X, the use of the table did not meet the criteria for an RI violation after the remedying measure.
TENK agreed with the Rector’s view. TENK found that the process had been carried out by University X according to the guidelines.