Here is an interesting blog to check out on a Friday afternoon. Two scientific editors in the USA (where else!) are writing a blog called Retraction Watch which reports on scientific papers which have been withdrawn from publication.
One that caught my eye was a paper on microbial reproduction retracted when the author had copied large amounts of text from Wikipedia!
Another – the Journal of Pediatrics – went beyond a retraction to write an obituary for a medical technique!
True, these are not stories that are likely to make the front pages of the tabloids but it a new and interesting blog which provides an insight into the world of scientific publishing.
Even Nobel Laureates are not let off the hook, with a report on how Linda Buck withdrew 2 papers in recent years.
Have a good weekend!
//Esther Crooks
