Statement from the CBUB on the alleged plagiarism of a work of UB Editions

The media have recently echoed such a serious incident as the alleged case of plagiarism committed by a rector of a Spanish university. This fact has been the subject of a first Statement of the Rectorʼs Office from the UB in which these types of facts are described at university level as "one of the most deplorable behaviors there can be, a real scourge" and which means a firm stand against bad practices.

There is no doubt that plagiarism is clearly a completely unethical behavior, as are, in general, poor practices in research, in the publication of manuscripts or in conflicts of authorship. It is for this reason that the CBUB – which has among other functions that of “Promote the integrity of research and good scientific practices.” (paragraph 1.5. – The Commission’s current regulation – wishes to express to the university community its complete rejection of any kind of plagiarism.

With reference to this, we invite you to check the multiple documents on this matter, which you may find and freely download from the CBUB website.

Barcelona, 22^nd December 2016.