Weekend reads: A deep dive into a problematic study of ivermectin; how journals respond to allegations; prison and now scrutiny

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Our list of retracted or withdrawn COVID-19 papers is up to 154.

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Weekend reads: It’s not all publish or perish?; plagiarism hunters; controls on ‘gain of function’ research weaken

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Our list of retracted or withdrawn COVID-19 papers is up to 151.

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Weekend reads: Fraud in a study of dishonesty; scrutiny of an open access publisher; HHMI prof fired for sexual harassment

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Our list of retracted or withdrawn COVID-19 papers is up to 149.

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Weekend reads: ‘An Anti-Tobacco Hero’s Complicated Legacy’; plagiarism at Snopes; is publishing in predatory journals misconduct?

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Our list of retracted or withdrawn COVID-19 papers is up to 149.

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Weekend reads: The ethics committee member who sold grades for cash; how to spot misconduct in clinical trials; biotech cited allegedly altered data in grant application

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Our list of retracted or withdrawn COVID-19 papers is up to 147.

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Weekend reads: The unintended consequences of “trust in science”; Biogen, Aduhelm, and JAMA; how to determine author order, part 592

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Our list of retracted or withdrawn COVID-19 papers is up to 147.

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Weekend reads: Former dean sent herself threatening letters; what it costs to sue for defamation; what a highly cited paper is worth

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Our list of retracted or withdrawn COVID-19 papers is up to 147.

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Weekend reads: Ivermectin study retracted; Sci-Hub and citations; animal welfare violations at chinchilla lab supplier

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Our list of retracted or withdrawn COVID-19 papers is up to 144.

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Weekend reads: How many scientists commit misconduct?; science ‘moved beyond peer review during the pandemic’; Juul pays for entire journal issue

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The week at Retraction Watch featured:

Our list of retracted or withdrawn COVID-19 papers is up to 139.

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Weekend reads: Fraud in gaming vs. fraud in science; ‘a scholarly screw-up of biblical proportions’; pregnant male rats

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The week at Retraction Watch featured:

Our list of retracted or withdrawn COVID-19 papers is up to 134.

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Continue reading Weekend reads: Fraud in gaming vs. fraud in science; ‘a scholarly screw-up of biblical proportions’; pregnant male rats