MSU-IIT researcher denies plagiarism claims

Plagiarizing a thesis, a final master's degree or a book is pursued by law in Spain. Offenders see their titles or works nullified in whole or in part and sometimes have to compensate with hundreds of euros the affected ones, but these always remain with a more sour than sweet feeling. The Author Institute, created by the General Society of Authors and Publishers (SGAE) in 2005, has analyzed 11 cases between 2000 and 2024 that have transcended a…

MSU-IIT researcher denies plagiarism claims

DOCTOR Ephrime B. Metillo, a researcher at Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT), has publicly addressed recent plagiarism claims made by this paper’s correspondent and columnist, Mary Angelica Amerkhan. The accusations started when Amerkhan noticed strong similarities between her original draft about the importance of sardines in the Philippines and Dr. Metillo’s recently published article in the Mindanao Daily News…