The misconduct allegations have been around for 20+ years, but the retractions and resignation of Stanford's president are a direct consequence of the recent investigation of the Stanford Daily 1/3
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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
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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