Journals fail to take action over ‘fatally flawed’ experiments

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Journals fail to take action over ‘fatally flawed’ experiments

Four-year study into publisher responses uncovers delays of almost three years to investigations and ‘huge variance’ in action taken

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Journals fail to take action over ‘fatally flawed’ experiments

Four-year study into publisher responses uncovers delays of almost three years to investigations and ‘huge variance’ in action taken

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Related articles

The science detective on a mission to stamp out shoddy research

Reprimand for ‘p-hacking’ is ‘important moment’ for science

‘Each scientist must stand up, at all costs, for the truth’

Editor’s investigation reveals missing and suspicious data

Related universities

The University of Sydney

University of Toulouse-Jean Jaures

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