The week at Retraction Watch featured the corrections of papers claiming that conservative beliefs were linked to psychotic traits, and a new member of our leaderboard, from philosophy. Here’s what was happening elsewhere: Continue reading Weekend reads: Idiotic reviews; wrong metrics in China; questions about preprints
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Weekend reads: How to prove (and find) false claims; confessions of a wasteful scientist
This week at Retraction Watch featured what may be a record for plagiarism, a paper retracted because the device researchers claimed to use hadn’t arrive in the institution yet, and a technical glitch, which meant you may have missed some of our posts. Here’s what was happening elsewhere: Continue reading Weekend reads: How to prove (and find) false claims; confessions of a wasteful scientist
Some posts you may have missed: Impressive amounts of plagiarism; PhD revocation; a poll, and more
Dear Retraction Watch readers: Those of you signed up for our emails for every post may have wondered why we haven’t sent you any emails since Saturday. Well, it wasn’t because we didn’t want to. We had a technical glitch, which we’ve now fixed. Apologies for that, and here are links to the posts that appeared this week. We’re posting them in case you missed them. Thanks for reading! Continue reading Some posts you may have missed: Impressive amounts of plagiarism; PhD revocation; a poll, and more
Fraudster’s colleague faked data, too
A week after announcing that a researcher formerly at the University of Chicago had faked the results of more than 70 experiments, the U.S. Office of Research Integrity announced yesterday that one of his colleagues also falsified data.
According to the ORI, Karen D’Souza Continue reading Fraudster’s colleague faked data, too
Weekend reads: Improper influence by NFL; dissertations for sale; how common is failure to reproduce?
The week at Retraction Watch featured controversy over an economics paper, and a report of a researcher who faked more than 70 experiments. Here’s what was happening elsewhere: Continue reading Weekend reads: Improper influence by NFL; dissertations for sale; how common is failure to reproduce?
Heart researcher faked 70+ experiments, 100+ images
A former researcher at the University of Michigan and the University of Chicago faked dozens of experiments and images over the course of six years, according to a new finding from the Office of Research Integrity (ORI).
Ricky Malhotra, who studied heart cells, admitted to committing misconduct at both institutions, the ORI said in its report of the case. The fakery involved three National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant applications, one NIH progress report, one paper, seven presentations, and one image file. Despite an investigation at the University of Michigan, where Malhotra was from 2005-2006, he continued this falsification at [University of Chicago], after the [University of Michigan] research misconduct investigation was completed,” according to the ORI. The agency found that he Continue reading Heart researcher faked 70+ experiments, 100+ images
Weekend reads: Grim outlook for PhDs; “stealth research;” more sexual harassment
The week at Retraction Watch featured a discussion of why science has bigger problems than retractions, and a look at what happened when a journal decided to get tough on plagiarism. Here’s what was happening elsewhere: Continue reading Weekend reads: Grim outlook for PhDs; “stealth research;” more sexual harassment
Weekend reads: A peer reviewer goes on strike; why science should be more boring; publish or perish = less quality
The week at Retraction Watch featured an economist being asked to review his own paper, and a new member of our leaderboard. Here’s what was happening elsewhere: Continue reading Weekend reads: A peer reviewer goes on strike; why science should be more boring; publish or perish = less quality
New Jersey university biologist earns funding ban for doctoring more than 40 images
A researcher has agreed to a five-year ban on Federal U.S. funding for research after the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) determined that he had falsified or fabricated more than 40 images in nine papers.
The findings, released by the ORI today, are another chapter in a case involving John Pastorino, a cell biologist at Rowan University. In February, we reported that two journals had issued expressions of concern (EOCs) for six of his papers.
Pastorino, according to the ORI, Continue reading New Jersey university biologist earns funding ban for doctoring more than 40 images
Former Pitt postdoc admits to faking data
A former postdoc at the University of Pittsburgh has admitted to committing research misconduct in published papers and in National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant applications.
The Office of Research Integrity (ORI) said on Friday that Kenneth Walker, who was studying the development of the urinary tract, Continue reading Former Pitt postdoc admits to faking data