Helmut ★★★ Vienna, Austria, 2022-06-16 16:43 (909 d 13:16 ago) Posting: # 23064 Views: 3,978 |
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Dear all, sometimes the text in retraction notes1 is funny: 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.
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ElMaestro ★★★ Denmark, 2022-06-16 19:52 (909 d 10:08 ago) @ Helmut Posting: # 23065 Views: 3,353 |
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Hi Hötzi, what a strange story. Thanks for posting. I think there is more to it than meets the eye.
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Helmut ★★★ Vienna, Austria, 2022-06-16 20:05 (909 d 09:55 ago) @ ElMaestro Posting: # 23066 Views: 3,442 |
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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:
❝ 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 …
… brought back memories of another excellent article.1 A Drastic Cost Saving Approach to using your Neighbour’s Electron Microscope * Albert Heine
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Helmut ★★★ Vienna, Austria, 2022-08-16 16:49 (848 d 13:11 ago) @ Helmut Posting: # 23222 Views: 2,948 |
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Dear all, another one,1 this time 3½ years (‼) after the paper2 was accepted. 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. ‘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?
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Helmut ★★★ Vienna, Austria, 2022-11-13 10:44 (759 d 18:16 ago) @ Helmut Posting: # 23361 Views: 2,592 |
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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. Open access. — Dif-tor heh smusma 🖖🏼 Довге життя Україна! Helmut Schütz The quality of responses received is directly proportional to the quality of the question asked. 🚮 Science Quotes |