“fraudulent studies are now appearing at a faster rate than legitimate scientific publications.

[dmacphee@mas.to]

“fraudulent studies are now appearing at a faster rate than legitimate scientific publications. The authors say the findings should serve as a warning to the scientific community to strengthen safeguards before public trust in science begins to erode”
#Science #Scicomm #ScientificFraud
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/03/260306224235.htm

[lizette603_23@mastodon.social]

@dmacphee too late

[dmacphee@mas.to]

And the PNAS paper itself
#Science #Publishing #Scicomm #ScientificFraud

[hostia@defcon.social]

@dmacphee "This study is probably the most depressing project I've been involved with in my entire life" – I strongly felt that. Opening Zotero only to see atleast one retracted paper has become nearly a daily occurrence for me. The erosion of trust in the system almost reached critical levels, which makes people burnout, give up and leave academia. I've seen it in my own environment and I shared the sentiment myself. Academia needs to be reorganised in order to survive.