Misconduct in scientific publication

a risk to life

Authors

  • José Eleutério Jr

Abstract

During a SARS-CoV-2 infection pandemic, there was also a “pandemic” of scientific articles written and published at a dreadful speed. Thus, due to their own haste, journals have made available to the medical and scientific community several studies with evident biases, which culminated in the publication “Hydroxychloroquine or Chloroquine With or Without a Macrolide for Treatment of COVID-19: A Multinational Registry Analysis” in the renowned journal The Lancet(1), with considerable controversy and need for retraction. [...]

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Author Biography

José Eleutério Jr

Bloco Didático, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Ceará

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Published

2020-12-01

How to Cite

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Eleutério Jr J. Misconduct in scientific publication: a risk to life. DST [Internet]. 2020 Dec. 1 [cited 2024 Mar. 29];32. Available from: https://www.bjstd.org/revista/article/view/894

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Editor's Letter