By Leonid Schneider, on research integrity, biomedical ethics and academic publishing
Schneider Shorts 29.08.2025 – Little Britain special with an old crab in China, Glasgow maffia, a greedy dame, perks under the holly, and a citations improvement regime, plus peculiar corrections, and the health benefits of red meat and red light.
Schneider Shorts 28.02.2025 – what Scottish professor and Italian MP have in common, a Croatian genius and his friends, a US inventor with sponge and teabag, with Elsevier afraid of a stalker, a premature correction, sexy retractions, and finally, what to consume against obesity and diabetes.
Schneider Shorts 1.12.2023 – MDPI apprehends a thief, Sicilian fraudster’s trouble with women, a papermill fraudster appointed as EiC, a Dutch research fraudster ushers fascism in, retractions for some and concerns for others, and finally, a science terrorist undermining Belfast!
“These unscrupulous charlatans in Messina should be fired on the spot tomorrow morning, forced to return twenty years of undeserved wages and sent to work the land” – Aneurus Inconstans
Schneider Shorts 13.10.2023 – Sicilian fraudster rector sacked, Brazilian sexual harasser sacked, Wiley CEO sacked, Spanish vice-rector a victim of papermilling, great science by world leader in cardiology, editorial notes on dyslexic dementia, and finally, the Ultimate Question answered by a genius.
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.
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