Author of retracted Molecular Biology and Evolution paper explains opaque notice that’ll still cost you $32

Connotea Imports 2012-07-31

Summary:

"A completely unhelpful retraction notice appears in the September issue of Molecular Biology and Evolution....Here’s the entire notice for [a paper first published in March 2011], which has been removed completely from the journal’s site...: "This article has been permanently retracted from publication by the authors." Reading the entirety of that unhelpful notice, by the way, will set you back $32 if you’re not a subscriber. Otherwise, you will learn only that “This article has…” Has what? Cooties? Been given an award? Too many references? Come on, Oxford University Press. We know times are tough. But you can’t make the whole sentence free? ..."

Link:

http://retractionwatch.wordpress.com/2011/08/30/author-of-retracted-molecular-biology-and-evolution-paper-explains-opaque-notice/

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Authors:

petersuber

Date tagged:

07/31/2012, 12:48

Date published:

08/30/2011, 14:11