Chinese investigators have looked into allegations of academic fraud surrounding Chinese cancer researchers after more than 100 articles were withdrawn from the journal Tumor Biology. The retraction was made in response to a complaint by an unnamed scientist who said that his work had been misrepresented. The fraud concerns have had a negative impact on the country's scientific community, "seriously tarnishing the international reputation of China's scientific circle and hurting the self-esteem of Chinese scientists," said the country's Ministry of Science and Technology.
Chinese investigators have looked into allegations of academic fraud surrounding Chinese cancer researchers after more than 100 articles were withdrawn from the journal Tumor Biology. In April, the journal's German publisher revealed that 107 articles, all published by Chinese academic institutions between 2012 and 2016, were removed after finding that the peer-review process had been compromised. The fraud concerns have had a negative impact on the country's scientific community, "seriously tarnishing the international reputation of China's scientific circle and hurting the self-esteem of Chinese scientists," said the country's Ministry of Science and Technology.