We’ve done some digging, run the numbers, and present to you a new member of our leaderboard: orthopedic researcher Bernardino Saccomanni. Nine newly unearthed retractions of his make for a total of 14. We first reported on Saccomanni’s work back in 2011, and identified him as a “serial plagiarist.” In the years since, he’s continued to rack … Continue reading Serial plagiarist’s retractions upped to 14
The authors of three papers in Rheumatology International about systemic sclerosis, also known as scleroderma, are retracting them after patients were misidentified in databases. According to the three notices: This article has been retracted at the request of the authors. The authors made a serious statistical error which unfortunately invalidates their results. Corresponding author Metin … Continue reading Patient database errors lead to three rheumatology retractions
Earlier this year we reported on the case of Bernardino Saccomanni, an apparently shameless plagiarist with a fondness for publishing in the orthopedics literature. Somehow, we’re not surprised to learn that Saccomanni may not have been totally above board in other ways, too. According to Robert Lindsay, editor of Osteoporosis International, whose journal has retracted … Continue reading Orthopedics plagiarist may have lied about affiliation
Several journals in the field of orthopedics and related disciplines have been victimized by an apparent serial plagiarist. The author, Bernardino Saccomanni, of Gabriele D’ Annunzio University, in Chieti Scalo, Italy—across the boot and up a bit from Rome—appears to have lifted significant amounts of text in several articles. Last January, for example, Current Reviews … Continue reading Multiple retractions as brazen plagiarist victimizes orthopedics literature