The week at Retraction Watch featured the results of a massive replication study, yet another retraction for Diederik Stapel, and a messy situation at PLOS. Here’s what was happening elsewhere: Continue reading Weekend reads: Ghost authors proliferate; science goes to the movies; pricey grant fraud
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Weekend reads: “Unfeasibly prolific authors;” why your manuscript will be rejected; is science broken?
The week at Retraction Watch featured revelations of yet more fake peer reviews, bringing the retraction total to 250. Here’s what was happening elsewhere: Continue reading Weekend reads: “Unfeasibly prolific authors;” why your manuscript will be rejected; is science broken?
17 retractions from SAGE journals bring total fake peer review count to 250
On Monday, we reported on 64 new retractions from Springer journals resulting from fake peer reviews. Yesterday, SAGE — which retracted 60 papers for the same reason just over a year ago — added 17 additional retractions to their list.
The articles were published in five different journals, and one retraction involved authorship fraud in addition to peer review fraud, according to a SAGE spokesperson: Continue reading 17 retractions from SAGE journals bring total fake peer review count to 250
Weekend reads: Top science excuses; how figures can mislead; a strange disclosure
The week at Retraction Watch featured a primer on research misconduct proceedings, and some developments in the case of Joachim Boldt, who is now second on our leaderboard. Here’s what was happening elsewhere: Continue reading Weekend reads: Top science excuses; how figures can mislead; a strange disclosure
Weekend reads: Academic article brokering; favorite fieldwork bloopers; worst peer review ever
This week, we marked the fifth anniversary of Retraction Watch with the announcement of a generous new grant. We also covered the retraction of a slew of papers in a journal plagued by problems. Here’s what was happening elsewhere: Continue reading Weekend reads: Academic article brokering; favorite fieldwork bloopers; worst peer review ever
At least one-third of top science journals lack a retraction policy — a big improvement
More than one third — 35% — of the world’s top-ranked science journals that responded to a survey don’t have a retraction policy, according to a new study. And that’s a dramatic improvement over findings of a similar study a little more than a decade ago.
For the new paper, “Retraction policies of top scientific journals ranked by impact factor,” David Resnik, Grace Kissling, and Elizabeth Wager (a member of the board of directors of The Center For Scientific Integrity, our parent non-profit organization) surveyed 200 science journals with the highest impact factors about their retraction policies. About three-quarters provided the information: Continue reading At least one-third of top science journals lack a retraction policy — a big improvement
New $300,000 grant marks the fifth anniversary of Retraction Watch
Five years ago today, we wrote our first post, “Why write a blog about retractions?” And although every year since has been terrific, this year we have the most to celebrate so far. Here are some highlights: Continue reading New $300,000 grant marks the fifth anniversary of Retraction Watch
Weekend reads: What really happened in that lab?; best excuses for falsifying data and rejecting grants
The week at Retraction Watch featured the correction of a widely covered study claiming to find evidence of the plague and anthrax on New York City subways, and rulings against scientists suing Harvard, a journal, and the CBC. Here’s what was happening elsewhere: Continue reading Weekend reads: What really happened in that lab?; best excuses for falsifying data and rejecting grants
Weekend reads: Fame bias at journals; retractions as good news; hoarding data as bad news
This week at Retraction Watch featured the retraction of a widely covered paper on marriage and illness, and the resignation of a high-profile lab head in Toronto. Here’s what was happening elsewhere: Continue reading Weekend reads: Fame bias at journals; retractions as good news; hoarding data as bad news
HIV vaccine researcher who confessed to fraud files appeal of 57-month prison sentence
Dong-Pyou Han, who was sentenced earlier this month to nearly five years in prison for faking the results of HIV vaccine experiments, has appealed the decision.
According to Report on Research Compliance, which first reported the news, the appeal was filed on July 15. In addition to the prison sentence, Han had been ordered on July 1 to repay more than $7 million to the U.S. National Institutes of Health, and to serve three years of supervised release following his prison term.
Former ORI director David Wright told Report on Research Compliance (paywalled) that Continue reading HIV vaccine researcher who confessed to fraud files appeal of 57-month prison sentence