Andrew Gelman put it very well: "No, the real scandal is that the respected medical journal Lancet aids and abets in poor research practices by serving as a ki

Andrew Gelman put it very well: "No, the real scandal is that the respected medical journal Lancet aids and abets in poor research practices by serving as a kind of shield for the authors of a questionable paper, by acting as if secret pre-publication review has more validity than open post-publication review." [1] [1] https://statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2020/06/01/this-ones-the-lancet-editorial-board-a-trolley-problem-for-our-times-involving-a-plate-of-delicious-cookies-and-a-steaming-pile-of-poop/ https://statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2020/06/01/this-ones-...