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Re:Nature retracts controversial superconductivity paper by ... by shusaku on Tuesday November 07, 2023 @07:49PM (#38185331)
If my understanding of the timeline is right, Dias already had a retraction when this was sent in. I don’t think reputation is to blame here, the reviewers just weren’t up to the task.
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Re:Nature retracts controversial superconductivity paper by ... by Laforet on Tuesday November 07, 2023 @08:05PM (#38185431)
It might be worth pointing out that reviewers are only on board to offer their opinion with the material given at face value. After all they are probably not in a position to experimentally verify whether the results are reproducible.

The editor always has the final word on whether a manuscript gets accepted.

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