John Loadsman

Publisher flags more than 120 papers three and a half years after learning of problems. retractionwatch.com/2026/02/20/med…

"Stealth corrections are still a threat to scientific integrity." deevybee.blogspot.com/2026/02/guest-…

"Five ways to spot when a paper is a fraud": Sleuths share tips to sniff out fishy articles. nature.com/articles/d4158…

Publisher flags more than 120 papers three and a half years after learning of problems. retractionwatch.com/2026/02/20/med…

A researcher was apparently stirred into action after recently being discussed by Leonid. She responded to an early 2025 post by @MicrobiomDigest stating there “was no duplication of images or part thereof.” Judge for yourself. 👇 forbetterscience.com/2026/01/27/the…

Retracted September 2025

This is different. Eyeglasses and candles for mean markers. Perhaps the editor(s), reviewers and @WileyGlobal could have borrowed the candles and glasses to help them see the problems with the error bars pubpeer.com/publications/2…

Journal issues speedy retraction in less than a day for ‘inadvertent mistake.’ retractionwatch.com/2025/10/02/jou…

Hmm.

@annsaudimed you might want to ask the authors to address some issues that have been raised about this paper pubpeer.com/publications/1…

Hey @ElsevierConnect, does anyone proofread your publications?

@RetractionWatch Hat tip: @JohnLoadsman

"The authors regret <insert corrigendum text>": An Elsevier journal corrigendum will likely require a corrigendum. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

@ElsevierConnect in fine form…

At least they didn't use a serif font for the error bars. https://https//e-century.us/files/ijcem/10/1/ijcem0038044.pdf

A simulated ‘can’t intubate, can’t oxygenate’ manikin crossover study investigating a modified front-of-neck access airway device @TasmaniaHealth @UTAS_ journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…

@propofoldream @WileyGlobal Yep, including one published only in the last week or so (this is far from the only problematic paper included in that one). That’s how I found it.

@JohnLoadsman @WileyGlobal And this paper was cited by several meta-analyses in high IF journals ...

The history of heparin @DrPFeatherstone #HistMed journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

@AmaralLab @JAByrneSci @spencercodes Congrats Reese. So massively deserved.

Our own Reese Richardson just defended his PhD thesis and received his program's Outstanding Dissertation award! Way to go, Dr. Richardson! 🎊 Thanks to the big event, we finally have an updated lab photo! Some people could not make it and were scaled up by 1000% as penance. 😊

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Vol. 52, No. 1_suppl, November 1, 2024 (Volume Supplement) is now available online #HistMed journals.sagepub.com/toc/aica/52/1_…

Spotlight on 2024 UTS Anthology author Georgia Loadsman! ✍️ Her piece is ‘Monstera B10t’ ♥️ #utswritersanthology #utswriters #authorspotlight #utsfass