Medical and research journals have been retracting previous papers in record numbers.
August 12, 2011 12:40 PM   Subscribe

Mistakes in scientific studies surge. "Retractions related to fraud showed a more than sevenfold increase between 2004 and 2009, exceeding the twofold rise in retractions related to mere error, according to an analysis published in the Journal of Medical Ethics."
posted by OmieWise (6 comments total)

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I'm hitting a paywall here, unfortunately.
posted by griphus at 12:47 PM on August 12, 2011


Same here, paywall.
posted by XMLicious at 12:48 PM on August 12, 2011


Huh, I got to it straight from Google. If you're interested you can google the linktext, which is the study title. I'll ask the mods to delete, unless someone knows the secret to non-paywalled WSJ content.
posted by OmieWise at 12:49 PM on August 12, 2011


Yep - just 6 sentences available at the wsj.
posted by cashman at 12:49 PM on August 12, 2011


...and not just that: it cuts off right before we find out who the murderer is.
posted by griphus at 12:52 PM on August 12, 2011 [1 favorite]


If you're interested you can google the linktext, which is the *article* title.

I sent the mods a request to delete the post.
posted by OmieWise at 12:52 PM on August 12, 2011 [1 favorite]


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