Plagiarism in IEEE IoT Newsletter: Escalation After Inaction

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Five years after the first exposure, and days after a formal complaint deadline, IEEE remains silent. The matter now moves to escalation.

This post is a sequel to my 2020 exposé on plagiarism in an IEEE publication. Five years after that initial documentation, I submitted a formal complaint directly to IEEE. The deadline I set for corrective action has now passed without response. In light of this continued silence, the matter must be escalated.

In February 2020, I published A Case of Plagiarism in the IEEE Article to publicly document troubling evidence of unattributed copying in an IEEE publication. I closed that piece with a warning: “IEEE, the world is watching.”

Five years later, the world has indeed been watching — and IEEE has yet to act.

On September 14, 2025, I submitted a formal letter of complaint to IEEE, setting a deadline of September 19, 2025 for corrective action. That deadline has now passed without resolution or acknowledgment.

Today, I am publishing my new Forensic Analysis Report, available here:
🔗 Forensic Analysis Report: Plagiarism in IEEE IoT Newsletter Article

This report provides a detailed, evidence-based examination of plagiarism in the IEEE IoT Newsletter article. The findings document:

• Verbatim copying of unique phrasing and data
• Patchwriting and unattributed paraphrasing
• Misappropriation of research with altered or fabricated sources
• Theft of conceptual frameworks central to the original work

Why this matters

• Integrity of scholarship: Plagiarism erodes trust in professional and academic publishing.
• Accountability: Institutions must uphold their own ethical standards, not enforce them selectively.
• Transparency: Forensic documentation ensures the public record remains accurate and verifiable.

What’s next

In 2020, I warned that the world was watching. In 2025, it is clear: silence is complicity. This issue can no longer remain buried within institutional silence.

I call upon:

• The academic community to recognize and reject unethical practices.
• Professional organizations to demand accountability from IEEE.
• Readers and researchers to share this report and insist on corrective action.

The integrity of scholarship demands nothing less.

Transparency Note

For full transparency, I have also published the complete text of my formal complaint letter to IEEE, dated September 14, 2025. This letter set a deadline of September 19, 2025 for corrective action — a deadline that has now passed without response.

You can read the full letter here:
🔗 Formal Complaint Letter to IEEE: Plagiarism in IoT Newsletter (September 14, 2025)

With this letter now part of the public record, the responsibility for action lies squarely with IEEE. Silence is no longer an option.

Citation Formats for This Article:

APA (7th Edition) Citation
Charles Sun. (2025, September 20). Plagiarism in IEEE IoT Newsletter: Escalation after inaction. IPv6 Czar's Blog. https://ipv6czar.blogspot.com/2025/09/plagiarism-in-ieee-iot-newsletter.html

MLA (9th Edition) Citation
Sun, Charles. "Plagiarism in IEEE IoT Newsletter: Escalation After Inaction." IPv6 Czar's Blog, 20 Sept. 2025, https://ipv6czar.blogspot.com/2025/09/plagiarism-in-ieee-iot-newsletter.html.

Chicago (17th Edition) Citation
Charles Sun. "Plagiarism in IEEE IoT Newsletter: Escalation After Inaction." IPv6 Czar’s Blog. September 20, 2025. https://ipv6czar.blogspot.com/2025/09/plagiarism-in-ieee-iot-newsletter.html

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