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NNadir

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5. ...and of course...there's "Retraction Watch."

Reply to erronis (Reply #2)

Sun Oct 15, 2023, 12:04 PM

Oct 2023

Retraction Watch

I love this feature:

Top 10 most highly cited retracted papers

A few weeks back I was privileged to attend a lecture by K. Barry Sharpless, the only living double Nobel Laureate.

Part of his message was "Don't believe everything you read."

I read PLOS often, and have found papers in it that are very clearly reproducible.

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I was involved in medical publishing for most of my professional life cyclonefence Oct 2023 #1

PLOS One has been around for many years and is respected, AFAIK erronis Oct 2023 #2

TY! appalachiablue Oct 2023 #3

...and of course...there's "Retraction Watch." NNadir Oct 2023 #5

Wow. Interesting site/link --- retraction watch. Hadn't KPN Oct 2023 #7

I do agree with keeping a certain level of skepticism. Just added RetractionWatch.org erronis Oct 2023 #8

Thanks for the link Farmer-Rick Oct 2023 #11

I found mixed reviews of PLOS One. progressoid Oct 2023 #6

I wouldn't characterize Elsevier as a "not for profit" enterprise. NNadir Oct 2023 #9

Your experience differs from mine cyclonefence Oct 2023 #12

Interesting Kick! burrowowl Oct 2023 #4

As long as it's not blaming vaccines, that's positive! Ziggysmom Oct 2023 #10