Scientific sleuths use ‘tortured phrases’ to find research fraud

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The science detective on a mission to stamp out shoddy research

Elisabeth Bik has sounded the alarm on everything from hydroxychloroquine claims to Chinese ‘paper mills’

By Joyce Lau

7 April

Scientific sleuths use ‘tortured phrases’ to find research fraud

‘Fluffy rationale’, ‘uncooked records’ and ‘kidney disappointment’ are among the nonsensical terms that have exposed bogus scientific papers

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Scientific sleuths use ‘tortured phrases’ to find research fraud

‘Fluffy rationale’, ‘uncooked records’ and ‘kidney disappointment’ are among the nonsensical terms that have exposed bogus scientific papers

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Wiley investigates ‘fake peer review’ at psychology journal

Academic fraud factories are booming, warns plagiarism sleuth

Fake peer review retractions fuel concerns over Chinese practices

The science detective on a mission to stamp out shoddy research

Related universities

Universite Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier

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