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Do papermillers dream of eclectic journals?
“I focus on the sprawling parody literature devoted to the three Es of Energy, Economy and the Environment. Together they […] freeload on the authentic literature on energy efficiency and pollution reduction (while diluting, distracting and discrediting them).” – Smut Clyde
Schneider Shorts 10.05.2024 – Socially unacceptable behaviour
Schneider Shorts 10.05.2024 – an abusive archaeology couple kicked out in Leiden, an octogenerian Heidelberg oncologist under spotlight, an Indiana superstar wiped out, Rome papermill about to crash, corrections for various great white men, and a long-awaited retraction at MDPI.
I have almost 100 manpower with me at any time
“WE DONT PAY FOR PAPERS. YOU MUST KNOW THAT THESE BEST IN THE PLANET JOURNALS GO THROUGH RIGOROUS PEER REVIEW” – Abhijit Dey, papermiller
Schneider Shorts 3.05.2024 – No data came from a “Paper Mill”!
Schneider Shorts 3.05.2024 – Ajan the Pathological Liar steals identities for false DMCA claims, a citation scammer to become rector in Spain, patient abuse at Mount Sinai, with unhelpful corrections and retractions, one zombie suspended and another returning, and a tech bro eugenics institute shut down in Oxford.
MIT review closed and decision final
“MIT’s receipt and review of allegations of possible research misconduct by my office are treated as confidential under MIT and, to the extent applicable, federal policies. MIT does not intend to
disclose its receipt and review of these allegations to others. By the same token, you therefore may not disclose to others that you brought your concern to the VPR’s attention, or the outcome of MIT’s review of the concern.” Letter to Maarten van Kampen
Tom Südhof’s Verfolgte Unschuld
“The professional bloggers are now trying to turn this into a question of research integrity which is deeply misleading, and claim that they are doing this not for financial gain. Judge for yourself!” – Thomas Südhof, Nobel Prize laureate
Schneider Shorts 26.04.2024 – Deeply concerning and unacceptable
Schneider Shorts 26.04.2024 – celebrity retraction in Science, An Italian papermiller under investigation in Norway, papermillers get own journal, an English professor asks for privacy, with publishers misbehaving, retraction retracted, and an Australian university finally finding out who faked everything.
Capybara’s Adventures in Medicinal Chemistry
“Every now and again, it is a good idea to open the door of the clown car that is MD Anderson, and see who climbs out. Today is the turn of Kapil N. Bhalla. If you say his name quickly, it sounds a bit like “capybara”” – Sholto David
Oh what Botangled web we weave
“Would it be irresponsible to speculate that all these multiple sets of images being handed around from paper to paper all belong to a papermill? An artisanal, bespoke fabrication studio, catering to a select group of clients? It would be irresponsible not to speculate!” – Smut Clyde
Schneider Shorts 19.04.2024 – Endemic diffusion of fraudulent research
Schneider Shorts 19.04.2024 – Nobelist defended by fellow German man, two progeny sons of successful fathers, retractions for various Italian bigwigs, papermill fraud professionally corrected, with a neuroscience breakthrough only few people can master, censorship at a Dutch university, and finally, how to have more sex with Frontiers.
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