A Bingdi lotus is in bloom
“Mr. Efferth firmly rejects the suspicion raised against him of involvement in paper mill activities and in the publication of automatically generated publications.” – University of Mainz
By Leonid Schneider, on research integrity, biomedical ethics and academic publishing
“Mr. Efferth firmly rejects the suspicion raised against him of involvement in paper mill activities and in the publication of automatically generated publications.” – University of Mainz
Schneider Shorts of 3.07.2026 – a Georgian dream in Switzerland, a German professor who overdid his papermilling, a Chinese refugee chased by retractions, a great Italian who discovered Imanitib, and the mystery question of who is protecting a US-Iranian fraudster from retractions?
Schneider Shorts 17.10.2025 – epigenetic inheritance in Communist ideology, Alzheimer’s cured with nanoparticles, two Swedish scientists curing cancer, with publishers fighting trash correlation studies, retractions for former Nobelium professor, and finally, how to use proper channels.
“Since Journal of Ethnopharmacology sees no reason to reject bear bile powder research like other scientific journals, that means you can expect to see anything there” – Parashorea tomentella


