The Bachelor thesis of our lab leader was plagiarized in Scientific Reports, after four years the paper has been retracted
April 27, 2020
Roland Molontay wrote his Bachelor thesis in 2013 with the supervision of Júlia Komjáthy and Károly Simon. Later in 2015 he bumped into his own words and thoughts in the columns of the
prestigious journal, the Scientific Reports by Nature, but now authored by Chinese scientists.
The plagiarism was crystal clear, yet it took the journal four years to retract it. The story was covered by the national and
international press (e.g., Retraction Watch, and Global Times) as well.