Major publisher retracts 43 scientific papers amid wider fake peer-review scandal

The Washington Post ^ | March 27 | Fred Barbash

[tje]

A major publisher of scholarly medical and science articles has retracted 43 papers because of “fabricated” peer reviews amid signs of a broader fake peer review racket affecting many more publications.

The publisher is BioMed Central, based in the United Kingdom, which puts out 277 peer-reviewed journals. A partial list of the retracted articles suggests most of them were written by scholars at universities in China, including China Medical University, Sichuan University, Shandong University and Jiaotong University Medical School. But Jigisha Patel, associate editorial director for research integrity at BioMed Central, said it’s not “a China problem. We get a lot of robust research of China. We see this as a broader problem of how scientists are judged.”

[tje]

Color me not surprised. I suspect this whole 'peer-review' process is filled with fraud. Publish or Perish Pushes People...

[P-Marlowe]

When are they going to pull all the fraudulent global warming papers?

[babble-on]

I think the key element of this story is “China”

[babble-on]

I think the key element of this story is “China”

[VeniVidiVici]

But I’m sure it all concerned settled science!!

[kosciusko51]

When the Earth or hell freezes over.

[HiTech RedNeck]

“Wonderful theory, airtight logic, just didn’t pan out any better than any other attempt to solve for 20 variables with 10 equations”

[stephenjohnbanker]

“When are they going to pull all the fraudulent global warming papers?”

When billions quit going to fraudulent studies.

[P-Marlowe]

When the glaciers are pushing their way into Manhattan these global warming fanatics will still be trying to stop global warming.

[Rebelbase]

All you deniers need to be punished.

[MasterGunner01]

I thought science was now based on “consensus” and not demonstrable fact and peer reviews. Gee, you mean these PC lib “scientists” LIED and committed FRAUD? Who’d have thought it? Duh.

[Born to Conserve]

As soon as I saw the headline, I knew it was about the chinese.

[tellw]

The science is settled, however.

[goodnesswins]

All the studies are medical....more than one involving ovarian cancer...

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

Global warmists, and many others of their ilk, who aren't as smart as they think they are, want us to believe that "peer reviewed" ≅ "true". It isn't -- it may simply mean that you've found a few other like-minded whack-jobs to sign off on your article.

[JohnBrowdie]

Lol. Every argument ever waged at DU just collapsed

[SunkenCiv]

Note: this topic is from 03/28/2015. Thanks tje. BioMed Central, collaborator with the Chinese regime.

[fwdude]

“Peer review” = circle jerk