When the scientific publishing industry goes rogue

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When the scientific publishing industry goes rogue
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Feedback investigates what some journals are publishing these days, looks into NASA’s first tourist trip to the International Space Station and launches the search for a new word for “anti-expert'

has previously described, some fear that papers in peer-reviewed journals – once seen as the most authoritative source of information – are increasingly untrustworthy, because scientists’ careers these days hinge on their publication tally,

incentivising quantity over quality. Retraction Watch documents official retractions of papers – either due to honest errors or outright fraud – often accompanied by wry commentary and the occasional eye-roll.Subscribe now for unlimited access

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