Josie Ford
Rogue editors
If you ever feel in need of some light entertainment alongside insights into the decline of research integrity and the scientific method, try perusing a website called .
As Â鶹´«Ã½ has previously described, some fear that papers in peer-reviewed journals – once seen as the most authoritative source of information – are increasingly untrustworthy, because scientists’ careers these days hinge on their publication tally, incentivising quantity over quality. Retraction Watch documents official retractions of papers – either due to honest errors or outright fraud – often accompanied by wry commentary and the occasional eye-roll.
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