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Weekend reads: Francesca Gino’s claims against Harvard dismissed; a brief history of scientific sleuths; China’s controversial trials slow

If your week flew by — we know ours did — catch up here with what you might have missed. The week at Retraction Watch featured: In case you missed the news, the Hijacked Journal Checker now has more than 450 entries. The Retraction Watch Database has over 68,000 retractions. Our list of COVID-19 retractions … Continue reading Weekend reads: Francesca Gino’s claims against Harvard dismissed; a…

Weekend reads: Francesca Gino’s claims against Harvard dismissed; a brief history of scientific sleuths; China’s controversial trials slow

In a recent development, the journal "Computing" has retracted 13 papers, with four of them belonging to the past Editor-In-Chief, Bioengineered has retracted 119 papers as the investigation continues, and Springer Nature's journal has not updated an article with a fake reference to one of its cofounders. Additionally, a U.S. university has asked a journal to remove a professor's name from a paper that included a coauthor from China.

The Hijacked Journal Checker now contains over 450 entries, and the Retraction Watch Database has surpassed 68,000 retractions. The list of COVID-19 retractions is nearing 800, while the mass resignations list now includes more than 50 entries.

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