By Leonid Schneider, on research integrity, biomedical ethics and academic publishing
“While papermills certainly pollute the literature the most in terms of numbers, I believe the spotlight should equally be on questionable research groups at top institutions, whose articles might have an even larger negative impact on society” – Aneurus Incostans
Schneider Shorts 27.06.2025 – the innocent man of Santa Cruz, the guilty man of Arkansas, a woman and her dogs harassed, a Marquis knighted by King of Spain, with one of Australia’s top researchers, money shortage in Marseille, retractions in Heidelberg, and a lawsuit at Duke.
Celebrating the German cancer research maverick Margot Zöller of Heidelberg.
Schneider Shorts of 23.02.2024 – MDPI’s war on Ukraine, naughty Italian editor at Elsevier, Frontiers shocked by cartoon penis, with an attention-seeking Nobelist, a half-investigation in Bochum, Finnish thief and abuser in Denmark, and a fake lizard finally exposed.
“Basic and advanced training for researchers should focus much more on self-reflection, openness and a culture of error acceptance.”
“Dear colleagues, scientists, check your lab members’ raw data, publications, and dissertations even more thoroughly than before to protect scientific ethics and data integrity and maintain trust in science!” – Ingrid Herr
For Better Science