According to the report of Retraction Watch, nearly 20 researchers of the editorial board at Scientific Reports, a journal of Nature Publishing Group’s (NPG) have resigned in protest after the journal resolute not to retract a 2016 paper, that is alleged to have plagiarized content of a biomedical scientist of John Hopkins University.
Reference Link: http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/50888/title/Mass-Resignation-from-Scientific-Reports-s-Editorial-Board/
