The Vickers Curse: secret revealed!
How did an editorial about insect pheromone communication get to receive 1200 irrelevant citations, almost all from papermills? Alexander Magazinov reveals The Secret of The Vickers Curse!
Month: July 2023
Schneider Shorts 28.07.2023 – For the first time in the world, we succeeded
Schneider Shorts 28.07.2023 – shocking practices at Shock, forged clinical trials in Italy exposed by UK academics, another phony superconductor announced, two clever methods to prevent Alzheimer’s, an unusual way to earn with scamferences, and finally, London professor’s quack scam under investigation.
Queen Mary and John Vane’s Cowboys
Welcome to the the William Harvey Research Institute in London. Meet two proteges of its founder, the late Nobelist Sir John Vane: Chris Thiemermann and Mauro Perretti. Then meet their own rotten mentees, especially Salvatore Cuzzocrea and Jesmond Dalli.
Ken Suzuki: The King of Hearts at QMUL
“The only difficult part might be deciding whether Ken has been intentionally deceptive or wildly incompetent, although the difference in practice doesn’t seem so important.” – Sholto David
Schneider Shorts 21.07.2023 – I write and revise every single paper myself
Schneider Shorts 21.07.2023 – Stanford President resigns in whitewashed innocence, Smut in Le Monde, Harvard’s monumental study pooh-poohed, with a German botanist’s success story, Proofig at work, crooks stealing from crooks, an extortionist reviewer, and finally, Spain’s dental prodigy and his parents.
Schneider Shorts 14.07.2023 – Not a pleasant matter for the University
Schneider Shorts 14.07.2023 – a Nobel-groomed German phoney in London, a Romanian papermilling thief, and a Spanish psychopath all protected by their universities, Harvard’s looney in news again, with Unesco’s blunder, insights into Elsevier’s sausage factory, some retractions, and finally, how to communicate with PubPeer critics in academic manner.
Gianfranco Alpini, in and out of Indiana?
Rumour goes that liver researchers Gianfranco Alpini and his lady friend Heather Francis left Indiana University. While they remain silent, their PubPeer record speaks volumes.
Schneider Shorts 7.07.2023 – No Action Required
Schneider Shorts 7.07.2023 – MDPI internal file leaked, editors attempting to rat out whistleblowers, scientists proud of IAAM awards, Nobelitis strikes again, with cloning fraudster’s new business, biotech’s new anti-aging drug, bad rector in Sicily, and finally, one honest researcher demanding retraction of his own paper.
Ulrich Goldfinger sells Goldic youth
“This is gold, Mr. Bond. All my life I’ve been in love with its colour… its brilliance, its divine heaviness.”
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