Meet this super-spotter of duplicated images in science papers
▻https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01363-z
Un article sur la biologiste Elisabeth Bik qui traque les manipulations d’images dans les publications scientifiques,
Bik is not the world’s only image sleuth, but she is unique in how publicly she presents her work. Many image checkers work behind the scenes, publishing their findings in research papers and writing privately to journals; a few are hired by journals or institutions. Some who flag up image problems work under pseudonyms, preferring not to be identified. But Bik posts her finds almost every day on Twitter and other online forums, in the process teaching others how to spot duplications and pressuring journals to investigate papers. In so doing, she’s generated an “avalanche of reactions” and awareness about the problem, says Bucci. Bik estimates that her discoveries have led to at least 172 retractions and more than 300 errata and corrections — but all too often, she says, her warnings seem to be ignored.
Un article de 2017 en français
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