The crisis in science, the editors’ fault, and the role of emerging journals

It has been increasingly recognized by universities, journals’ editors and, probably in a less degree, by publishers, that there is a crisis in science. This is so important that recently, the Editor-in-Chief of Lancet, Richard Horton, stated that “much of the scientific literature, perhaps half, ma...

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Published in:Clinical and Biomedical Research 2015-07, Vol.35 (2)
Main Author: Alexandre Prehn Zavascki
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:It has been increasingly recognized by universities, journals’ editors and, probably in a less degree, by publishers, that there is a crisis in science. This is so important that recently, the Editor-in-Chief of Lancet, Richard Horton, stated that “much of the scientific literature, perhaps half, may simply be untrue.”
ISSN:0101-5575
2357-9730