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Can someone describe the editorial policy of The Lancet, given that the doctor in question rose to prominence on the strength of being published there?
by patrickgzill 17y ago
Can someone describe the editorial policy of The Lancet, given that the doctor in question rose to prominence on the strength of being published there?
- tokenadult 17y agoFrom the submitted article that opened this thread: "The Lancet itself said in 2004 that in hindsight it shouldn't have published the paper, following publication of a retraction by 10 co-authors on the paper." The Lancet editor commented on the 2004 retraction that the Lancet needed to change its editorial policies, which I think has happened since. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC381161/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC381161/
- mikeryan 17y agoThe Lancet is a widely respected and peer reviewed medical journal. It's hard to impeach or blame them, they're going to get a few things wrong. This particular article was one of their most controversial and severely criticized. It may be one of The Lancet's poorest moments.