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Several chem journals neutralize papers from Brazil group over figure fraud

Several journals have retracted or corrected papers from a group at State University of Maringá in Brazil over what one chemistry journal calls “fraudulent use” of figures previously published by the authors. Química Nova, which is retracting a 2013 paper, issued a notice that taps an additional eight articles with Angelica Lazarin as the corresponding author … Continue reading Several chem journals neutralize papers from Brazil group over figure fraud

“FDA has repeatedly hidden evidence of scientific fraud,” says author of new study

For decades, the U.S. FDA has uncovered misconduct in clinical trials but hidden it from the public, according to a new paper in JAMA Internal Medicine. The study, by New York University journalism professor Charles Seife, looked at 78 publications resulting from trials where the FDA found serious misconduct, including “failure to protect the safety of patients” and … Continue reading “FDA has repeatedly hidden evidence of scientific fraud,” says author of new study

Fraud’s long tail: Measles outbreak shows why it’s important to look downstream of retractions

As Retraction Watch readers know, public health officials are concerned about a U.S. measles outbreak. As The New York Times notes: The United States has already had more cases of measles in the first month of 2015 than the number that is typically diagnosed in a full year. This follows a year in which the number of … Continue reading Fraud’s long tail: Measles outbreak shows why it’s important to look downstream of retractions

After 25 years, AIDS fraud comes back swinging

Henk Buck, a Dutch chemist who once claimed he could cure AIDS, is back, publishing a long explanation of why he was right all along in a journal by what Jeffrey Beall calls a possible predatory publisher. Buck spent a few months in 1990 as a hero. In April of that year, he and his team published … Continue reading After 25 years, AIDS fraud comes back swinging

Fraud retraction appears for deceased Maryland dental researcher

A former dental researcher at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, has lost a 2009 paper in the journal Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontology for fabricating his data on an NIH-funded study. The researcher, Mark A. Scheper, is not identified in the retraction notice as the person implicated in the university … Continue reading Fraud retraction appears for deceased Maryland dental researcher

Weekend reads: Potti trial to begin; fraudster post-doc fired; how to avoid predatory journals

This week at Retraction Watch featured a hotly debated guest post from Leonid Schneider and two ORI findings. Here’s what was happening elsewhere:

Weekend reads: Vaccine research fraudster to plead guilty; nonsense authors publish another paper

This week at Retraction Watch witnessed the fall of a “golden boy” and a “NASA Patriot Boy.” Here’s what was happening elsewhere:

Second former University of Queensland researcher to appear in court to face fraud charges

Bruce Murdoch, a neuroscientist formerly of the University of Queensland, will appear in court next week to face fraud charges stemming from an investigation that has already led to three retractions, several corrections, and similar charges for one of his colleagues. Here’s the notice from the Crime and Corruption Commission:

Parkinson’s researcher to appear in court to face fraud charges

A researcher in Australia who has had several papers retracted following an investigation by her former employer is now facing fraud and other charges. As The Guardian reports:

Will journal finally retract fraudulent paper 10 months after an official request?

Elsevier journal Chemosphere may finally retract a paper it learned contained fabricated data in January when a member of the author’s institution requested the paper be retracted. The paper has been cited at least once since the lies came to light, as we reported earlier this month. The journal contacted the relevant parties on October 29 with the … Continue reading Will journal finally retract fraudulent paper 10 months after an official request?