Dalmeet Singh Chawla

Stolen economics study retracted following Retraction Watch coverage An economics study that was stolen and had its authorship slots sold by a paper mill has been retracted.  The move follows our reporting in January about a researcher in India who took to soci…

A researcher told us at the time that a post he found on Telegram offered authorship slots on S’s study for less than $200 apiece.

Chemist has 35 papers retracted within 2 years. Achievement puts Hitler Louis on Retraction Watch’s leaderboard. by Dalmeet Singh Chawla, special to C&EN. An illustration on a red background that includes the word “retracted” stamped on top of a hand that is writing on graph paper.

A chemistry researcher has had 35 of his papers retracted within 24 months for a variety of reasons, including fundamental errors in chemical analyses, compromised peer review, image-related problems, and citation manipulation. cen.acs.org/research-int...

#chemsky 🧪

Chemist Hitler Louis has had 35 of his studies retracted within the last 24 months — my latest for @cenmag.bsky.social:

cen.acs.org/research-int...

Chemist Hitler Louis has had 35 of his studies retracted within the last 24 months — my latest for @cenmag.bsky.social:

cen.acs.org/research-int...

Preprint server removes study attributing increased infant mortality to vaccines Alachua County/Flickr A preprint server has withdrawn a study that suggested children vaccinated in the second month of life are more likely to die soon after when compared to those who did not rec…

A preprint server has withdrawn a Children's Health Defense study that suggested children vaccinated in the second month of life are more likely to die soon after when compared to those who did not receive the vaccinations.

Preprint server removes study attributing increased infant mortality to vaccines Alachua County/Flickr A preprint server has withdrawn a study that suggested children vaccinated in the second month of life are more likely to die soon after when compared to those who did not rec…

My latest for @retractionwatch.com:

retractionwatch.com/2026/03/02/p...

Weekend reads: Institute to stop paying fees for some OA journals; sleuths’ tips for spotting fraud; Bayer sues J&J over ‘false and misleading claims’ If your week flew by — we know ours did — catch up here with what you might have missed. The week at Retraction Watch featured: Journal retracts GLP-1 study after researcher questions central findi…

Weekend reads: Institute to stop paying fees for some OA journals; sleuths’ tips for spotting fraud; Bayer sues J&J over ‘false and misleading claims’

Pop-up journals for policy research: can temporary titles deliver answers? Journals that focus on specific research questions could help to bridge the science–policy gap, if they can attract researchers.

Can temporary pop-up journals (designed to answer one specific research question) become popular among researchers?

My latest for @nature.com:

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

@mattsclancy.bsky.social, @stefhaustein.scholcommlab.ca

AI bots are overwhelming some journals Web traffic from the bots is disrupting journal websites, but chemistry titles aren’t yet inundated

On AI bots overwhelming academic journals that was just mentioned at #R2RConf by @ianmulvany.bsky.social:

cen.acs.org/policy/publi...

About @frontiersin.bsky.social’s AIRA tool just mentioned by @simoneragavooloo.bsky.social just mentioned at #R2RConf:

www.nytimes.com/2020/11/23/s...

Could libraries band together to ensure open access for all? Through the ‘subscribe to open’ model, libraries’ annual subscriptions ensure that paywalled journals become freely accessible, benefiting researchers and the public alike.

On ‘subscribe to open’ (S20) being discussed at #R2RConf:

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Hearing about destruction of scientific infrastructure in Ukraine at #R2RConf.

Would love to hear the same about Palestinian universities and academia.

#FreePalestine #EndTheGenocide

I'm quoted in this article about pitching stories by @lucilapinto.bsky.social 👇

#MetaScience2025

Pop-up journals for policy research: can temporary titles deliver answers? Journals that focus on specific research questions could help to bridge the science–policy gap, if they can attract researchers.

Can temporary pop-up journals (designed to answer one specific research question) become popular among researchers?

My latest for @nature.com:

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

@mattsclancy.bsky.social, @stefhaustein.scholcommlab.ca

Should scientists be paid when AI chatbots use their work? Two major scientific publishers have recently sold access to research papers to train AIs at big tech firms

About researchers being paid when AI chatbots use their work that’s being discussed at #R2RConf:

www.chemistryworld.com/news/should-...

Physicists Split on AI Use in Peer Review Whether generative AI is having a positive or a negative impact on peer review is still open to debate, a recent survey has revealed.

On the IOP’s survey on using AI in peer review that’s being discussed at #R2RConf:

physics.aps.org/articles/v18...

2 open-access publishers accused of excessive self-citation Papers published by MDPI and Frontiers cite work from their journals at high rates, study finds

On self-citations at MDPI journals being discussed at #R2RConf:

cen.acs.org/policy/publi...

Science's Quality-Control Process Gets a Makeover Data underlying science’s quality control process is revealing worrying trends — and suggestions are pouring in on how to address the concerns.

About peer review fatigue being discussed at #R2RConf:

undark.org/2018/10/01/s...

Cassyni aims to make online seminars more findable and citable The software tool enables webinar organizers to plan events, issue reminders and archive the results, says its co-founder.

About @cassyni.bsky.social, which aims to make online seminars traceable and citable that is being discussed at #R2RConf right now:

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Has your research influenced policy? Use this free tool to check Sage Policy Profiles scans a database of 10 million documents to show researchers where their papers have been cited.

Has your research influenced policy?

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

#R2RConf

Can we predict which chemistry research projects will pay off?

A new metrics-based approach aims to analyze paper citations, patents, news articles, and more to predict areas that are primed to provide the most benefit for the research dollar. cen.acs.org/physical-che...

#chemsky 🧪

Can we predict which chemistry research projects will pay off? New bibliometric tool combs through scientific literature, patents, and grants to forecast future impact, but experts disagree about its usefulness

Can we predict which chemistry projects will eventually pay off? I explore for @cenmag.bsky.social:

cen.acs.org/physical-che...

#ChemSky

Can we predict which chemistry research projects will pay off? New bibliometric tool combs through scientific literature, patents, and grants to forecast future impact, but experts disagree about its usefulness

Can we predict which chemistry projects will eventually pay off? I explore for @cenmag.bsky.social:

cen.acs.org/physical-che...

#ChemSky

“You know which papers are your ‘baby’, which papers you really love...”

Australia closes one beamline at national synchrotron, with another saved Agency backtracks on closure of one beamline but asks user community to chip in

Australia’s Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation has closed one beamline at the country's synchrotron and scrapped plans to close another — my latest for @chemistryworld.com:

www.chemistryworld.com/news/austral...

#ChemSky

AI research deluge: why one conference is asking authors to rank their own papers As submissions soar, could authors’ rankings work together with peer review to help identify high-impact research?

“You know which papers are your ‘baby’, which papers you really love." by @dalmeet.bsky.social

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Australia closes one beamline at national synchrotron, with another saved Agency backtracks on closure of one beamline but asks user community to chip in

Australia’s Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation has closed one beamline at the country's synchrotron and scrapped plans to close another — my latest for @chemistryworld.com:

www.chemistryworld.com/news/austral...

#ChemSky

#ChemSky

Author knows best? Top AI conference asks for self-ranked papers amid paper deluge As submissions to AI conferences soar, authors’ own rankings — combined with peer review — could offer a powerful way to identify high-impact research.

Can authors' self-rankings — combined with peer review — offer a powerful way to identify highly impactful papers?

My latest for @nature.com:

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

@emmapierson.bsky.social, @icmlconf.bsky.social, @neuripsconf.bsky.social

#AI #PeerReview