Bone anatomists have retracted two papers on primate jawbone structure from the Journal of Anatomy due to “errors in the validation protocol and data,” marking the fourth retraction for one of the authors. Olga Panagiotopoulou retracted two other papers over the past year, all of which were due to a common methodological problem. As Panagiotopoulou — who completed … Continue reading Two more retractions make four for bone researcher
Bone researcher Olga Panagiotopoulou of the University of Queensland has lost a second paper over “errors in the validation protocol and data.” The retracted paper in the Journal of Biomechanics, about primate jaws, was subject to an expression of concern in May 2014 November 2013, one of two Panagiotopoulou’s group issued last year over methodological problems. The other … Continue reading Skeleton crew’s second paper broken over methodology issues; more retractions to appear
Last month, we reported on a 2012 paper in Interface whose authors had the journal issue an expression of concern about it because of “some of the data and methods.” At the time, The Royal Veterinary College at the University of London was conducting an investigation into the research. Today, that expression of concern was … Continue reading Elephant femur paper subject to expression of concern retracted following investigation
The authors of a 2012 paper in the journal Interface have had the journal issue an expression of concern about it after issues with “some of the data and methods” came to light. Here’s the expression of concern for “What makes an accurate and reliable subject-specific finite element model? A case study of an elephant … Continue reading Authors issue their own expression of concern about elephant femur paper
The Journal of Anatomy has expressed concern about a 2011 paper on primate jaws. The article, “The mechanical function of the periodontal ligament in the macaque mandible: a validation and sensitivity study using finite element analysis,” by a group from the University of York, in the United Kingdom, purported to find that: