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Weekend reads: A Harvard prof in handcuffs; an alleged PhD for grant scheme; unethical reviewer behavior outed

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The week at Retraction Watch featured:

growing concerns — and a new retraction — in a case involving spider research that we first reported on two weeks ago;
an apology in a retraction notice for a paper about apologizers;
a retraction at NEJM.

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Weekend reads: Texas A&M vs. Harvard; scientific publishers a “threatened species”; six researchers with “greed and a disregard” for rules

The week at Retraction Watch featured:

A researcher starting 2020 off with a forthright retraction;
A journal retracting a 30-year-old paper by a controversial psychologist;
A look at whether reproducibility has improved.

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Weekend reads: An ugly fight in nutrition research; embezzling scientists; eyebrow-raising papers in China

The week at Retraction Watch featured:

A new member of the 100-retraction club;
A reviewer caught stealing from an unpublished manuscript;
A publisher who decided to retract two papers after waiting more than a year for a university’s investigation to be completed.

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Weekend reads: 800 retractions from Russia; paying to publish in Vietnam; a retraction involving Facebook, political misinformation, and Teen Vogue

The week at Retraction Watch featured:

Crossfit being awarded $4 million in sanctions in a case stemming from a now-retracted paper;
the WHO formally retracting opioid guidelines tainted by conflict of interest;
the retraction of 17 papers by one journal for citation manipulation.

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Weekend reads: Advice from an author with 18 retractions; ‘TripAdvisor for peer review’; theft, indictments, and prison

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The week at Retraction Watch featured:

The retraction of a Science paper by a Nobel winner;
Nine retractions at once for a prominent cancer researcher;
A journal that topped 100 retractions in 2019;
Findings of misconduct in a case that also included embezzlement of grant funds.

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Weekend reads: How to be a statistical detective; a $5.5 million settlement over hidden grants; 15 studies that challenged medical dogma

Before we present this week’s Weekend Reads — the last of 2019! — a question: Do you enjoy our weekly roundup? If so, we could really use your help. Would you consider a tax-deductible donation to support Weekend Reads, and our daily work? Thanks in advance.

The week at Retraction Watch featured:

The story of what happened when researchers tried to publish a Nature paper 600 times;
How a plagiarized image in NEJM was discovered;
A new scam involving special issues of journals;
Four retractions for an endocrinology researcher in South Korea.

Here’s what was happening elsewhere:

Weekend reads: Stolen identity and peer review; key heart data concealed; psychology’s ‘collective self-deception’

The week at Retraction Watch featured:

The retraction of a paper claiming a link between the HPV vaccine and lower pregnancy rates;
Whistleblowers in a recent case speaking out;
Two expressions of concern for a Cambridge researcher;
The retraction of a paper on creativity for duplication.

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Weekend reads: Leading stem cell researcher’s work under scrutiny; faked drug trial data; troubling China practice snares publisher

The week at Retraction Watch featured:

Researchers suing a journal over a retraction;
A publisher retracting nearly 50 papers at once;
A psychology researcher who committed misconduct, according to her former university;
Two retractions of papers claiming a link between exposure to violence and aggressive behavior.

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Weekend reads: Disgraced surgeon earns prison sentence; politicians and plagiarism; parents who help their kids cheat

The week at Retraction Watch featured:

A political science professor who is now up to eight retractions for plagiarism
A researcher who found the retraction of his paper “Kafkian“
A look at how slow journals can be to correct the record — and why that matters.

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Weekend reads: Double-dipping with industry funding; a bully is rehired; organized crime scholar charged with money laundering

The week at Retraction Watch featured:

A look at why an infamous paper on autism and vaccines continues to be cited;
A journal that decided to play it safe instead of retracting a paper;
The lifting of sanctions on Duke University following concerns about how they handled cases of misconduct.

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