A master's thesis of Fudan University was accused of plagiarism. Fudan University responded to the whistleblower on July 4: "The case will be filed and an investigation will be carried out in accordance with prescribed procedures."

Fudan University A master's thesis of Fudan University was accused of plagiarism. Fudan University responded to the whistleblower on July 4: "The case will be filed and an investigation will be carried out in accordance with prescribed procedures."

html On May 30, netizen "argo" posted on Weibo that a master's thesis in regional economics from Fudan University was suspected of plagiarism and posted it @Fudan大学. The author of the paper is Qian Moumou.

html On May 31, Fudan University responded via Weibo: "@argo Thank you very much for your attention to the academic standards of students in our school. We have learned the information you reflected and forwarded it to the Graduate School for verification. We have always attached great importance to students' scientific ethics. and academic standard issues, once verified, will be dealt with seriously in accordance with relevant regulations and procedures! "

Screenshot of Fudan University's official Weibo

html In early June, netizen "argo" discussed Qian Moumou's "Research on the Most Influential Factors in Regional Efficiency Differences in my country's Monetary Policy" and Hua Moumou's two papers "Research on the Influencing Factors and Functions of Consumer Brand Loyalty" were reported to Fudan University.

On July 2, netizen “argo” received an email from the Academic Standards Committee of Fudan University. The email stated: "The school's Academic Standards Committee has conducted a preliminary verification of the reporting materials you provided. It believes that the main problem in Qian's paper is improper citation, and it is recommended that the case not be filed for the time being; if you can provide more specific, clear and clear evidence, and then consider whether to file a case.”

Fudan University Academic Standards Committee responded to the whistleblower’s email. Picture provided by the whistleblower

html On July 2, netizen "argo" added supplementary material - "VIP Paper Test Report", which stated that the "total similarity ratio" of Qian Moumou's "Research on the Most Influential Factors for Regional Efficiency Differences in my country's Monetary Policy" is 59.32". Netizen “argo” sent this material to Fudan University via email.

Qian Moumou's paper "Research on the Most Influencing Factors of Regional Efficiency Differences in my country's Monetary Policy" VIP paper test report has a total similarity ratio of 59.32. Picture provided by the whistleblower

html On the evening of July 4, netizen "argo" received a reply from the Academic Standards Committee of Fudan University, saying, "The supplementary evidence you provided has been received. After review by the Academic Standards Committee of our school, it is believed that the evidence meets the requirements for filing a case, and the case is now filed. , the investigation will be carried out in accordance with prescribed procedures."

Fudan University Academic Standards Committee responded to the whistleblower’s email. Picture provided by the whistleblower

html On July 4, a reporter from The Paper (www.thepaper.cn) downloaded Qian Moumou’s paper “Research on the Most Influencing Factors of Regional Efficiency Differences in my country’s Monetary Policy” and Hua Moumou from the official website of Wanfang Data Knowledge Service Platform A paper "Research on the Influencing Factors and Functions of Consumer Brand Loyalty".

According to the two papers downloaded, Qian Moumou and Hua Moumou's master's degree thesis were both completed in 2007.

It is worth noting that Qian Moumou wrote in the "Acknowledgments" section at the end of the paper, "I would like to thank my cousin Hua Moumou".

reporter compared and found that although the two papers discussed different topics, they both adopted the same guiding ideology when determining influencing factors. Pages 19 to 20 of Qian's paper and pages 20 to 21 of Hua's paper. Some passages are very similar.

Some paragraphs in Qian's paper "Research on the Most Influencing Factors of Regional Efficiency Differences in my country's Monetary Policy" (left) and Hua's paper "Research on Influencing Factors and Functions of Consumer Brand Loyalty" (right) are very similar (yellow part).

The final acknowledgment section of Qian Moumou’s paper “Research on the Most Influencing Factors of Regional Efficiency Differences in my country’s Monetary Policy”