With Voinnet and Cosma cover-up, Cell now admits to have no editorial integrity whatsoever
The elite journal Cell issued editorial notices in regard to 3 papers by the Swiss-based French plant scientist Olivier Voinnet (foundContinue Reading
Category: Academic Publishing
The infectious self-plagiarism of radiologist Hedvig Hricak
In medicine, academic performance is evaluated quantitatively, by the sheer number of papers. Promotions are granted according to the publicationContinue Reading
Wellcoming the samizdat publishing revolution
The British research funder Wellcome Trust (now just Wellcome) is about to launch its own journal, where the funding recipients and theirContinue Reading
Self-Plagiarism: helps careers, hurts noone?
Times Higher Education recently reported about an online survey on research integrity of British scientists. The study was performed andContinue Reading
Berlin head ophthalmologist Joussen deploys lawyer to silence my reporting, demands from me €80,000 damages
I received a lawyer’s letter, where I am instructed to delete my report about the Berlin head ophthalmologist Antonia JoussenContinue Reading
Conspiracy Theory: Is NPG being assimilated by Frontiers???
The post below is a satiric parody, though the general facts and the document I publish are real and true.Continue Reading
Triplicated paper with multiplicated cells and images
There are papers which contain image duplications. There are papers which contain outrageous image duplications, which can only be explainedContinue Reading
Research data integrity: words and deeds of Berlin’s head ophthalmologist
Note: the following post provoked a lawyer’s letter on behalf of Antonia Joussen, demanding its removal and a personal damageContinue Reading
The 3rd editor and failure of ‘proper channels’
A scientist finds serious measurement errors in three publications of his former collaborators. He alerts the journals and makes hisContinue Reading
Chocolate is good for your funding
Chocolate is good for your health, scientists keep saying. This may sound counter-intuitive; given that chocolate is an extremely calorie-richContinue Reading
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