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“Close to 10% of the papers we receive show some sign of academic misconduct”

September 19, 2013 2:41 pm Robert Zimmerman

Modern science: “Close to 10% of the papers we receive show some sign of academic misconduct.”

This is not good news if an editor of a peer-reviewed science journal admits that 1 in 10 scientists routinely try to cheat when they submit a research paper.

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The boycott by scientists of Elsevier, the publisher of science journals, has paid off.

March 19, 2012 9:25 am Robert Zimmerman

The boycott by scientists of Elsevier, the publisher of science journals, has paid off.

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The boycott of science journal publisher Elsevier has grown now to almost 5,000 scientists.

February 9, 2012 9:46 am Robert Zimmerman

The boycott of science journal publisher Elsevier has now grown to almost 5,000 scientists.

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A boycott against Elsevier, the world’s largest publisher of scientific journals, has quickly gathered the support of more than 2,400 scientists.

February 1, 2012 9:43 am Robert Zimmerman

Trouble in peer-review land: A boycott against Elsevier, the world’s largest publisher of scientific journals, has quickly gathered the support of more than 2,400 scientists.

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