Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: scientific data

  • Fraudulent medical research and “zombie articles”

    Howard FischerUppsala, Sweden “Ninety percent of everything is crap.”– Sturgeon’s law1“Garbage in, garbage out.” – Early computer-speak for “nonsense input produces nonsense output” The publishing of studies in medical journals is based on trust. When journal editors receive a manuscript, they first look at the title to determine if the subject may be appropriate for…