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Plagiarism scandal grows in Iran

Investigation finds more cases of duplication in publications co-authored by ministers and senior officials.

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Butler, D. Plagiarism scandal grows in Iran. Nature 462, 704–705 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/462704a

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