Academics sacked for plagiarism

Several academics have been fired from their teaching jobs at universities across the country for plagiarism, a leading academic has said.
They had stolen the work of researchers based inside and outside the country, said Rashud Al-Kharaif, dean of scientific research at King Saud University, according to a recent media report.
Al-Kharaif was addressing a scientific research forum sponsored by the National Anti-Corruption Commission at Imam Mohammed bin Saud Islamic University in Riyadh on Tuesday.
He said university professors at the universities had discovered the fraud. They did not have the aid of special software to detect the plagiarism because most of these were not in Arabic.
If plagiarism is suspected, a university sets up a commission to investigate the case, followed by a higher committee to submit a report to the rector. Later, a disciplinary committee is formed to determine penalties, which could include salary deductions, cancelation of promotions or sacking.