By Leonid Schneider, on research integrity, biomedical ethics and academic publishing
Schneider Shorts 19.01.2024 – a guest Short by Robert Cockburn, Belgian research ethics, Joe gives Joe a million, a million and a quarter to find the leak, papermillers big and small, and finally, with COPE retractions guidelines biting back.
“Imagine what mistakes might be found in the raw data if anyone was allowed to look!” – Sholto David
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.
From mammoths to eugenics to anti-aging scams: god-impersonator George Church knows how to make money with bullshit.
“not everyone in the research community accepts that the problem requires such attention; some believe it is overblown.” -Jeffrey Flier, emeritus dean of Harvard Medical School
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