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Dear all,

sometimes the text in retraction notes1 is funny:

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The Editor-in-Chief has retracted this article.2 After publication, concerns were raised about the integrity of its authorship. The authors were asked for raw data and ethics approval but were unable to supply credible materials. The Editor-in-Chief, therefore, no longer has confidence in the integrity of data in this article.

Corresponding author Xinghua Wang has not stated whether they agree to this retraction notice. None of the other authors responded to any correspondence from the editor about this retraction.



  1. Retraction Note: Bimatoprost-Loaded Silica Shell–Coated Nanoparticles-Laden Soft Contact Lenses to Manage Glaucoma: In Vitro and In Vivo Studies. AAPS Pharm Tech. 2022; 23: Article 155. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1208/s12249-022-02306-9.
  2. Xiaojie H, Fagang J, Jun J, Chunfang W, Chengquan L, Xinghua W. Bimatoprost-Loaded Silica Shell–Coated Nanoparticles-Laden Soft Contact Lenses to Manage Glaucoma: In Vitro and In Vivo Studies. AAPS Pharm Tech. 2021; 23: 1–9. 10.1208/s12249-021-02199-0.

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2022-06-16 19:52
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Hi Hötzi,

what a strange story. Thanks for posting.

I think there is more to it than meets the eye.
  1. Isn't it a funny term "Integrity of its authorship". Is that the same as integrity of the study or the data? To me it sounds like doubt over who wrote the paper (or didn't) etc.
  2. How can a paper first be published and then, afterwards, someone requires access to raw data and ethics approval?
    And who is someone? The ordinary reader can't ask about such things after publication (or she/he can, but to the best of my knowledge the journal does not make a requirement for publication that the authors provide raw data or other insights to readers upon request).
Strange one.

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Hi ElMaestro,

❝ 1. Isn't it a funny term "Integrity of its authorship". Is that the same as integrity of the study or the data? To me it sounds like doubt over who wrote the paper (or didn't) etc.


Ghostwriters? Yipie i-oh! Yipie i-ay!

❝ 2. How can a paper first be published and then, afterwards, someone requires access to raw data and ethics approval?

❝ And who is someone? The ordinary reader can't ask about such things after publication (or she/he can, but to the best of my knowledge the journal does not make a requirement for publication that the authors provide raw data or other insights to readers upon request).


Under the heading DATA AVAILABILITY of the article we find:

The raw data are available on request from the corresponding author.


Wild guess:
  • Someone (i.e., an interested ordinary ophthalmologist) requested the data → 没有什么.
  • Asked the Editor-in-Chief for help.
  • Robert O. Williams III tried as well, received the finger.

❝ Strange one.


Yep.

The collected tear fluid samples (in Eppendorf tubes) were treated with 2 ml methanol to precipitate out the proteins. The tubes were centrifuged at 5000 rpm for 3 h and the drug content in the collected supernatant was analyzed using HPLC.

Really‽

As an aside, this …

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Fig. 1. TEM images of microemulsion and silica shell coated nanoparticles


… brought back memories of another excellent article.1



A Drastic Cost Saving Approach to using your Neighbour’s Electron Microscope *

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The fine picture (right) may constitute a breakthrough in scientific research. We have used the amazing circumstance that all photographs made with an electronic microscope look exactly identical.
       With the prices of these scopes skyrocketing, enormous savings can be made simply by borrowing a photograph and using it in any kind of research in any field. Grants and designated funds earmarked for an electron-scope can be diverted to the acquisition of licorice and other essentials.
       We at the museum have now been using the same picture for five years. It has resulted in two substantial increases in the operating budget, one unnecessary appendectomy, three unscheduled salary raises and a sizable grant for investigating possible differences in taste between fried bay shrimp and gulf shrimp.

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  1. Scherr GH, editor. The Best of the Journal of Irreproducible Results. Part V. How Research is Done. p. 107–8. New York: Workman Publishing; 1983. ISBN 978-0894805950. Reproduced with kind non-permission.

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Dear all,

another one,1 this time 3½ years (‼) after the paper2 was accepted.

[image]The Editor-in-Chief has retracted this article. After publication, concerns were raised with respect to the data shown in Fig. 9. The authors were unable to provide the raw data for further review. The Editor-in-Chief, therefore, no longer has confidence in the results and conclusions presented.
      Authors Rehab Nabil Shamma, Nouran O. Eladawy and Nadia M. Morsi agreed to this retraction but disagreed with the wording of the retraction notice. Author Abdelfattah A. Abdel­khalek does not agree with this retraction.


‘Integrity of authorship’ again, this time spiced with plagiarism:

The Editor-in-Chief has retracted3 this article.4 After publication, concerns were raised about the integrity of its authorship. The authors were asked for raw data but were unable to supply credible materials. Additionally, the article contains an overlap with a previously published article by different authors.5


There are two more retraction notes in the same issue. What’s going on? Sloppy peer review or what?


  1. Retraction Note: Risedronate-Loaded Macroporous Gel Foam Enriched With Nanohydroxyapatite: Preparation, Characterization, and Oste­­o­­genic Activity Evaluation Using Saos-2 Cells. AAPS Pharm Tech. 2022; 23: Article 227. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1208/s12249-022-02383-w.
  2. Morsi NM, Shamma RN, Eladawy NO, Abdelkhalek AA. Risedronate-Loaded Macroporous Gel Foam Enriched with Nano­hydroxy­apatite: Preparation, Characterization, and Osteogenic Activity Evaluation Using Saos-2 Cells. AAPS PharmSciTech. 2019; 20: 104. doi:10.1208/s12249-019-1292-4.
  3. Retraction Note to: Sustained Delivery of Timolol Using Nanostructured Lipid Carriers-Laden Soft Contact Lenses. AAPS Pharm Tech. 2022; 23: Article 222. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1208/s12249-022-02382-x.
  4. Tian C, Zeng L, Tang L, Yu J, Ren M. Sustained Delivery of Timolol Using Nanostructured Lipid Carriers-Laden Soft Contact Lenses. AAPS PharmSciTech. 2021; 22: 212. doi:10.1208/s12249-022-02382-x.
  5. Guo Q, Jia L, Qinggeletu, Zhang R, Yang X. In vitro and in vivo evaluation of ketotifen-gold nanoparticles laden contact lens for controlled drug delivery to manage conjunctivitis. J Drug Deliv Sci Technol. 2021; 64. doi:10.1016/j.jddst.2021.102538.

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WTF?

Else H. Dozens of papers co-authored by Nobel laureate raise concerns. Nature. 3 November 2022; 611(7934): 19–20. doi:10.1038/d41586-022-03032-9. [image] Open access.


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