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[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 4 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

Except that Nature was leading the world in retractions. The problem is the Editors form a cabal with top lab heads, because they want the best papers, first. So they close an eye to problems seen in peer review. Retractions revealed the Emperor had no clothes.

Why does Science, CELL, Nature, etc., keep reviews secret?

For a modern scientist, we now have to scan https://retractionwatch.com/ once a week as well as https://pubpeer.com/, where HUNDREDS of fraudulent papers have been outed without any formal retractions.