Another Reason Not to Trust Everything in Peer-Reviewed Journals

We ’re already well cognisant that the esteemed match - reappraisal can only do so much in the way of life of thwarting ( to use the proficient term)complete and utter bullshit . But this newest niggling case - up is particularly awkward — specially if you happen to be , as she will unfortunately be known for at least the next few week , the Crappy Gabor in question .

Not indisputable how this made it through proofreading , match review , and copyediting . Viahttp://t.co/sWaswaM2X4#addedvaluepic.twitter.com/8krLlvthAr

— Dave Harris ( @davidjayharris)November 10 , 2014

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While the supervision was just spotted bya UC Davis grad studenton Twitter this past week , the newspaper in enquiry , Variation in Melanism and Female Preference in Proximate but Ecologically Distinct Environments(catchy ! ) , has really been available online for the past four month . Four . Months .

recantation Watch reached out to the paper ’s publishers about the error , which has now of trend been absent . Apparently , the pithy aside “ was summate into the paper by a Colorado - writer during rewrite ( after equal - reappraisal ) . It was unluckily an oversight that became incorporated into the paper during the process of sending the ms back and forward between co - author . The commentary in doubtfulness was not descry during the proofing process with the diary . ”

So even though peer - review may have ( hopefully ? ) catch the error had it been present earlier , it ’s extremely untune that the Ethology journal itself overlooked such a glaring error . A spokesperson from the daybook ’s publishers order Retraction Watchthat they “ are in the process of investigating how this line made it to issue . ” In the interim , Caitlin Gabor “ would appreciate an apology from all of the authors . ” And from the lousy proofreaders while we ’re at it . [ Retraction WatchviaSlate ]

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