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“A flooding accident:” Engineer has seven papers retracted at once
A chemical engineer in China who claims his supporting data were wiped out in a flood has notched his ninth retraction, seven from a single journal, for suspicious images and related issues. The work of Dong Ge Tong, of Chengdu University of Technology, had come under scrutiny in PubPeer, and several of his articles received … Continue reading “A flooding accident:” Engineer has seven papers retracted at once
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Journals retract more than a dozen studies from China that may have used executed prisoners’ organs
In the past month, PLOS ONE and Transplantation have retracted fifteen studies by authors in China because of suspicions that the authors may have used organs from executed prisoners. All of the original studies — seven in Transplantation, and eight in PLOS ONE — were published between 2008 and 2014. Two involved kidney transplants, and … Continue reading Journals retract more than a dozen studies from China that may have used executed prisoners’ organs
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Aluminum paper foiled by slew of errors
The authors of a 2019 paper on the properties of an aluminum alloy have retracted the work because, well, it was pretty much wrong. The article, “Effect of ultrasonic temperature and output power on microstructure and mechanical properties of as-cast 6063 aluminum alloy,” appeared in the March issue of the Journal of Alloys and Compounds, … Continue reading Aluminum paper foiled by slew of errors
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Article claiming acupuncture on parents would treat their kids through quantum entanglement has been retracted
Last year a Beijing doctor said he was “speechless” after reading a study. The study in question, published in Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion in 2017, was titled “Discussion on quantum entanglement theory and acupuncture.” Dr. Zeng, the Beijing doctor, was among a number of critics quoted in September 2018 by What’s On Weibo, which reports … Continue reading Article claiming acupuncture on parents would treat their kids through quantum entanglement has been retracted
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Group in China up to three retractions, ostensibly for three different reasons
A group of researchers at Harbin Medical University in China has had a third paper retracted, making for a tale of three notices. The first retraction appeared in April 2017 as one of more than 100 from Tumor Biology for fake peer review. The second, for “Functions as a Tumor Suppressor in Osteosarcoma by Targeting … Continue reading Group in China up to three retractions, ostensibly for three different reasons
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Found in translation: Authors blame language barriers after forging co-authors
When the merde hits the fan, blame the translator. That’s Rule 1 of botched international diplomacy — and, evidently, botched international science. Otolaryngology researchers in China have lost their 2018 paper in the American Journal of Translational Research for what they’re calling (with some degree of chutzpah) language barriers. The article, “Therapeutic ultrasound potentiates the … Continue reading Found in translation: Authors blame language barriers after forging co-authors
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Rabbits don’t even have canines, but this group tried to pass off rabbit teeth as dog teeth
As any kid knows, Snoopy is a laconic beagle and Bugs Bunny is a mouth-running rabbit. The difference is pretty clear, right? Evidently not. A group of researchers in China have lost a 2017 paper in Medical Science Monitor for trying to pass off cellular images of rabbit teeth as those of beagles. According to … Continue reading Rabbits don’t even have canines, but this group tried to pass off rabbit teeth as dog teeth
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When is asparagus not asparagus? Why, when it’s ginger, of course!
Allow us to explain that headline. Food Science & Nutrition has retracted a 2018 article by a group of researchers in China and Pakistan for plagiarism. The article was titled “Experimentally investigated the asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L.) drying with flat-plate collector under the natural convection indirect solar dryer.” Per the retraction notice: The retraction … Continue reading When is asparagus not asparagus? Why, when it’s ginger, of course!
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Graduate student in China stripped of PhD after investigation that led to a dozen retractions
On Friday we reported on the case of a group of researchers in China who have retracted at least 11 papers for various kinds of misconduct. Here’s a bit more on that story, courtesy of our commenters. First, it turns out that the retraction total is at least 12. But more significant is that the … Continue reading Graduate student in China stripped of PhD after investigation that led to a dozen retractions
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Group in China earns nearly a dozen retractions for image duplication, forged authorship, and more
A group of materials scientists in China has earned 11 retractions and three corrections — so far — for image manipulation, duplication, deceptive authorship and other misconduct. The papers, from a group at the prestigious Tsinghua University, appeared in a variety of materials journals and date back to 2014. The most recent publications arrived in … Continue reading Group in China earns nearly a dozen retractions for image duplication, forged authorship, and more
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