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tl;dr Alan Sokal, US based physics professor, convinced _Social Text_ , a postmodern-focused academic journal, to publish a fraudulent article in 1995. When app
by Nzen 9y ago
tl;dr Alan Sokal, US based physics professor, convinced _Social Text_ , a postmodern-focused academic journal, to publish a fraudulent article in 1995. When appraised, the editors noted that they urged him to let them edit it, as they considered it poorly written. Sokal argued their acquiescence, without consulting another physicist, meant they were asleep at the wheel, despite the discomfort.
- ekglimmer 9y agoThese publishing stings have occurred across many fields. I believe this is just the most famous one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_scholarly_publishing_stings https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_scholarly_publishing_s...