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.