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Water under the bridge? Hydrology journals won’t retract plagiarized papers despite university request

In April 2014, we wrote about the case of a former hydrologist at the University of Kansas (KU), Marios Sophocleous, who had plagiarized in at least seven studies, two of which were retracted by the journal Ground Water. At the time, we mentioned two other articles, in the Hydrogeology Journal, that appeared destined for retraction … Continue reading Water under the bridge? Hydrology journals won’t retract plagiarized papers despite university request

“Undeclared competing interest” sinks fish oil takedown by author fined for deceptive claims

The Journal of Lipids has retracted an aggressively negative review article called “Why Fish Oil Fails,” written by one Brian S. Peskin, whose bogus health claims have landed him in plenty of hot water in the past. Here’s the notice:

Mistaken punctuation, misreferencing, and other euphemisms for plagiarism

It’s always amusing to see how far a journal will bend over backward to avoid coming out and calling something “plagiarism.” We’ve got two notices for you that exemplify the phenomenon, which we discussed in our Lab Times column last year. The first, an article about apartheid, was presented at a student conference and published in the Polyvocia: … Continue reading Mistaken punctuation, misreferencing, and other euphemisms for plagiarism

“Substantial flaws” trip up big toe paper

Rehabilitation Research and Practice has retracted a 2012 review article on stiff big toes. The article, “Therapeutic Management of the Hallux Rigidus,” came from a group in India. According to the abstract:

Near “word-to-word” similarities topple microflora paper

The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine has retracted a 2012 paper by a group of pediatric gut researchers in Naples, Italy, who seemed to have had a visceral reaction to using their own words. The paper, “Composition and roles of intestinal microbiota in children,” sought to provide an update of the advantages of new-generation … Continue reading Near “word-to-word” similarities topple microflora paper

Multiple data errors force retraction of paper about preemies

A group of neonatal researchers in Caen has lost their 2013 review article in Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal & Neonatal Edition for a variety of problems with their analysis of the data. The article was titled “NIDCAP in preterm infants and the neurodevelopmental effect in the first 2 years,” and its first author was … Continue reading Multiple data errors force retraction of paper about preemies

Why was that lung cancer paper retracted? The “authors’ reason,” of course

Two researchers who wrote a review article on the genetics of lung cancer have retracted the paper. But why evidently is for them to know and us to find out. The article, “Epigenetic aberrant methylation of tumor suppressor genes in small cell lung cancer,” was published in the August 2013 issue of the Journal of … Continue reading Why was that lung cancer paper retracted? The “authors’ reason,” of course

Retraction prompts letter of explanation by co-author — and a legal threat against Retraction Watch

The European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging has an interesting exchange of retraction-related notices in its pages. The article, “Neuroradiological advances detect abnormal neuroanatomy underlying neuropsychological impairments: the power of PET imaging,” appeared in 2011 and was written by Benjamin Hayempour and Abass Alavi, one of the pioneers in PET imaging. According to … Continue reading Retraction prompts letter of explanation by co-author — and a legal threat against Retraction Watch

Correction by punctuation? PNAS fixes paper by putting quotes around plagiarized passages

PNAS has a curious correction in a recent issue. A group from Toronto and Mount Sinai in New York, it seems, had been rather too liberal in their use of text from a previously published paper by another researcher — what we might call plagiarism, in a less charitable mood. To paraphrase Beyoncé: If you … Continue reading Correction by punctuation? PNAS fixes paper by putting quotes around plagiarized passages

Virtually verbatim text earns retraction of neonate paper, gives authors a pass

A pair of authors from Italy has retracted their 2012 article in the Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine for including chunks of text with a “high degree of similarity” from other published sources. But rest assured: the authors, we’re told, didn’t intend to do so. The article, “Central venous catheterization and thrombosis in newborns: … Continue reading Virtually verbatim text earns retraction of neonate paper, gives authors a pass