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Re:I tried to report scientific misconduct. How did it go? by petschge on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @01:31PM (#25931917)
How do you propose to detect if A, B, C and D are a cabal that push their own papers or if they are the people who actually know the subject and want to improve the quality of paper that new people produce?
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Re:I tried to report scientific misconduct. How did it go? by austinjp on Thursday January 28, 2021 @08:32PM (#25952436)
Well indeed, that's why I said it's harder to detect :)

More worrying, what does it mean for science if we can't distinguish between a self-serving cabal and genuine good intentions?

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