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Over 500 scientific papers to be withdrawn by publisher
American Thinker ^ | October 1, 2022 | Thomas Lifson

Posted on 10/01/2022 6:31:17 PM PDT by T Ruth

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Retraction Watch reports:

After months of investigation that identified networks of reviewers and editors manipulating the peer review process, Hindawi plans to retract 511 papers across 16 journals, Retraction Watch has learned.

The retractions, which the publisher and its parent company, Wiley, will announce tomorrow in a blog post, will be issued in the next month, and more may come as its investigation continues. They are not yet making the list available.

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My own view as someone who left academia after becoming a Harvard professor is that corruption has infiltrated the academy along with careerism and politicization. Correcting the situation will not be easy, but a first step would be to institute criminal penalties for research and review fraud. A “cultural revolution” of sorts is needed in academia, with a pervasive ethic of honesty enforced by social pressure as well as laws.

(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...


TOPICS: Education; Miscellaneous; Science
KEYWORDS: fakescience; peerreview; wiley
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To: T Ruth

it would be interesting to study those papers to see if there was a larger plan or intention involved


21 posted on 10/02/2022 4:23:24 AM PDT by sten (fighting tyranny never goes out of style)
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To: T Ruth

follow the science, and its corruption.


22 posted on 10/02/2022 5:03:00 AM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: T Ruth

The field of the withdrawn work is physics.

I guess there wasn’t enough diversity, inclusion and equity.


23 posted on 10/02/2022 6:58:54 AM PDT by KosmicKitty (i am not responsible for gremlins attacking this tagline)
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To: T Ruth

Wiley ain’t what it used to be.

Sigh.


24 posted on 10/02/2022 7:01:38 AM PDT by mewzilla (We need to repeal RCV wherever it's in use and go back to dumb voting machines.)
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To: mewzilla

https://retractionwatch.com/2022/09/28/exclusive-hindawi-and-wiley-to-retract-over-500-papers-linked-to-peer-review-rings/


25 posted on 10/02/2022 7:03:06 AM PDT by mewzilla (We need to repeal RCV wherever it's in use and go back to dumb voting machines.)
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To: mewzilla

Wiley, Hindawi, IOP, and PLOS...

Wow...


26 posted on 10/02/2022 7:04:31 AM PDT by mewzilla (We need to repeal RCV wherever it's in use and go back to dumb voting machines.)
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