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"More than 20% of chemistry researchers have deliberately added information they believe to be incorrect into their manuscripts during the peer review process, in order to get their papers published."
https://cen.acs.org/policy/publishing/One-five-chemists-deliberately-added/103/web/2025/10
* Primary source
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08989621.2025.2564106
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@petersuber It is almost as if the pressure to acquire bragging points is more important in science than knowledge sharing. Not only for researchers, but also for universities and other research institutions, and even for funders. Prizes, including the Nobel prize, don't help.
@petersuber @GhostOnTheHalfShell Academic publishing including the peer review system has long been a racket: it’s controlled by a cartel and you have to both submit and review papers to keep your job. The publishers will also print anything as long as they get their cut.
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