Follow-up to the plagiarism of the vice chairman of Hezhou Writers Association in Guangxi： Another magazine accused him of plagiarism.

　　Wang Zhongmin data map

　　Wang Zhongmin, vice chairman of Hezhou Writers Association of Guangxi, was dismissed for being accused of plagiarism by two magazines. Today (September 17th) afternoon, another magazine published a statement accusing Wang Zhongmin of literary misconduct such as plagiarism and copying.

　　At 2 o’clock on the afternoon of September 17th, Star Poetry Magazine issued a statement in WeChat official account, saying that after verification, some of Wang Zhongmin’s works published in the related journals of Star Poetry Magazine had literary misconduct such as plagiarism and copying.

　　"Star" poetry magazine said that in accordance with the relevant provisions of the agency on the handling of plagiarized works, the manuscript fee paid to Wang Zhongmin will be recovered and the author’s works will not be published in the future; Relevant personnel who fail to find plagiarism in the review process will be punished with corresponding performance pay.

　　Statement of Star Poetry Magazine. WeChat official account screenshot

　　The magazine also said that it publicly apologized for the infringement facts brought to the author of the plagiarized works due to mistakes in peer review. At the same time, readers of Star Poetry are welcome to continue to supervise the works published in this journal in the future, and welcome to provide plagiarism clues and evidence for works suspected of plagiarism.

　　The Paper had previously reported that on September 14th, the WeChat public account of Shandong Literature published a solemn statement, saying that the editorial department received feedback from readers that some contents of Sleeping Corridor (group poems) published in the second issue of 2022 were suspected of plagiarism, and the editorial department attached great importance to it.

　　After verification, it is believed that several poems of Fruit, My Father Playing the flute when he was young, Spring is here, you are as bright as ever, and The Corridor of Sleeping are suspected of plagiarism.

　　"Here, we sincerely apologize to the original authors Xiangyixian, Bin Song, Ye Xiachong (Zhang Xiaomei) and Lan Lan." "Shandong Literature" said that as an original literary journal, it has always resolutely opposed unethical behaviors such as copying and plagiarism, and now it has decided to recover the payment for the second issue of Wang Zhongmin in 2022, and will not publish the author’s works in the future.

　　Later, Poetry Monthly magazine also issued a solemn statement, saying that on September 15th, 2023, according to "Read a Good Poetry" by WeChat WeChat official account, Wang Zhongmin’s poem Thunder and Moonlight Landing published in the 8th issue of this magazine in 2022 were suspected of copying the works of the same name by Hunan poet Ruama. After learning about the situation, this magazine made a comparative study at the first time and thought that plagiarism was established.

　　Poetry Monthly said that as an original poetry publication, it has zero tolerance for plagiarism, and now it has decided to recover the remuneration paid to Wang Zhongmin in the current period, and will not employ the author’s works in the future. Here, I would like to express my sincere apologies to the original creator Ruama.

　　On September 15th, Guangxi Writers’ Association published the Notice on the Investigation of Wang Zhongmin’s Plagiarism on the Internet in Guangxi Federation of Literary and Art Circles, saying, "Investigate the plagiarism of Wang Zhongmin, vice chairman of Hezhou Writers’ Association. After careful verification, the situation is true. " At the same time, he said: the association believes that Wang Zhongmin does not have the qualification to apply for membership of the Chinese Writers Association, and applied to the Chinese Writers Association to withdraw his recommendation on September 14; At the same time, according to the relevant articles of association, the vice chairman of Hezhou Writers Association of Wang Zhongmin was revoked, and the membership of Hezhou Writers Association was cancelled.