Paul McCrory, a prominent scientist whose work on concussions has formed much of the sporting worlds current policies on dealing with and diagnosing head injuries, resigned March 5 from his function as chair of the Concussion in Sport Group following accusations of plagiarism. His resignation comes after independent examinations discovered at least three thought examples of plagiarism extending back to McCrorys time as the editor-in-chief of the British Journal of Sports Medicine 17 years ago.As reported by The Daily Mail, a Concussion in Sport Group (CISG) representative confirmed that “the board accepted the voluntary resignation of Prof Paul McCrory,” including that “with immediate effect, Prof McCrory has likewise resigned from the scientific committee of the 6th International Conference on Concussion in Sport to be held in Amsterdam. Nick BrownIn further comments to Retraction Watch, McCrory attributed 2 of the 3 events to mistakes in the last draft submitted to the journal for publication, and stated the 3rd was the outcome of a typesetting error.Despite the scandal, AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan tells The Guardian that the league has yet to sever ties with McCrory.
Paul McCrory, a prominent researcher whose work on concussions has shaped much of the sporting worlds present policies on treating and detecting head injuries, resigned March 5 from his role as chair of the Concussion in Sport Group following allegations of plagiarism. His resignation comes after independent examinations found at least 3 suspected examples of plagiarism extending back to McCrorys time as the editor-in-chief of the British Journal of Sports Medicine 17 years ago.As reported by The Daily Mail, a Concussion in Sport Group (CISG) representative validated that “the board accepted the voluntary resignation of Prof Paul McCrory,” including that “with instant result, Prof McCrory has likewise resigned from the clinical committee of the 6th International Conference on Concussion in Sport to be held in Amsterdam. Nick BrownIn further comments to Retraction Watch, McCrory attributed two of the 3 occurrences to mistakes in the last draft submitted to the journal for publication, and stated the third was the outcome of a typesetting error.Despite the scandal, AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan tells The Guardian that the league has yet to sever ties with McCrory. “And the BJSM is the leading publication for sport and exercise science, so if McCrory has lifted 50% of someone elses short article as declared, without attribution or credit, the reputational damage of a retraction, both for he and the journal, might be massive.”