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Japan institute defends Nobel Prize winner amid allegations of image duplication

The Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA) at Kyoto University in Japan is defending Nobel Prize winner Shinya Yamanaka against claims of  image manipulation in multiple studies on which he was an author. The institute says questioning Yamanaka’s integrity without sufficient evidence is “completely unacceptable.” Yamanaka shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or … Continue reading Japan institute defends Nobel Prize winner amid allegations of image duplication

Weekend reads:  Senators ask FDA for more oversight following deaths in China clinical trials; image duplication in Alzheimer’s papers; ‘AI Is Ruining Scholarship’

If your week flew by — we know ours did — catch up here with what you might have missed. The week at Retraction Watch featured: In case you missed the news, the Hijacked Journal Checker now has more than 450 entries. The Retraction Watch Database has over 66,000 retractions. Our list of COVID-19 retractions … Continue reading Weekend reads:  Senators ask FDA for more oversight following deaths in China clinical trials; image duplication in Alzheimer’s papers; ‘AI Is Ruining Scholarship’

Harvard cancer researchers earn retraction for image duplication 

A group of researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston have lost a paper for image duplication following an investigation by the two institutions.  The paper, published in September 2019 in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, described a treatment for tumors caused by a disorder called tuberous sclerosis complex. Several … Continue reading Harvard cancer researchers earn retraction for image duplication 

Chemist nears three dozen retractions for image duplication, self-citation and more

Racking up 35 retractions in just 24 months, chemist Hitler Louis has scored a place on our leaderboard.  The papers at issue, most of them published in Elsevier and Royal Society of Chemistry journals, exhibit a variety of problems, according to the retraction notices: identical plots supposedly representing different chemical systems, self-citations multiplying between manuscript … Continue reading Chemist nears three dozen retractions for image duplication, self-citation and more

Nature journal retracts two papers by immunology researchers for image duplication

A Nature journal has retracted a decades-old immunology paper that has been cited more than 1,000 times and, the author claims, spurred the development of new drugs.  The paper on antibody diversity appeared in Nature Immunology in 2002. The article, cited 1,016 times, according to Clarivate’s Web of Science, is the most cited work for … Continue reading Nature journal retracts two papers by immunology researchers for image duplication

Deputy department chair loses paper for image duplication, more retractions to follow 

An Elsevier journal has retracted a paper coauthored by a deputy department chair at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia and says it plans to retract at least two more of his articles for image-related concerns. The 2022 paper, in Matrix Biology, describes the regulatory role of proteoglycans in remodeling of the cervix during pregnancy. According … Continue reading Deputy department chair loses paper for image duplication, more retractions to follow 

Cardiology researcher in Italy up to 17 retractions, most for duplication

A heart researcher from Italy has lost three papers because the articles duplicated work he had previously published. The retractions bring his tally to 17, all but one of which were for self-plagiarism. The latest retractions for Renato De Vecchis were from the Journal of Clinical Medicine Research (JCMR). JCMR is published by Elmer Press … Continue reading Cardiology researcher in Italy up to 17 retractions, most for duplication

Misconduct investigation at U.S. military university uncovers image duplication

Authors affiliated with a federal health sciences university have lost three papers this year for image duplication following an investigation by the institution. And another journal has confirmed it will retract a fourth paper by some of the same authors. The “internal research misconduct investigation” conducted by the Uniformed Services University, or USU, in Bethesda, … Continue reading Misconduct investigation at U.S. military university uncovers image duplication

Biochemist with previous image duplication retractions loses another paper 

A researcher who retracted two papers last year following a years-long investigation has lost another, this one two decades old. The same journal also corrected two papers for image duplication within days of the retraction. The moves followed comments about image similarities on PubPeer. The retraction marks the third for biochemist Dario Alessi, a professor … Continue reading Biochemist with previous image duplication retractions loses another paper 

University president faces allegations of duplication, institution says no misconduct

The president of the Kyoto Institute of Technology (KIT) has corrected two of his papers and is set to correct another amid allegations of duplication – sometimes inelegantly referred to as “self-plagiarism” – despite a university committee clearing him of misconduct.  Employees at the university have accused president Masahiro Yoshimoto of duplication between 11 sets … Continue reading University president faces allegations of duplication, institution says no misconduct