Stanford dragged its feet, but publishers should have acted sooner. Maybe mainstream media will follow in the footsteps of the Stanford Daily and do more investigative journalism about scientific misconduct. 2/3

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Yes, retractions look bad, but academic journals need to take responsibility. Sitting on this information for 20+ years and hoping it blows over is a big reason why the faith in journals is decreasing.

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