Chem journal yanks paper because authors had stolen it as peer reviewers

[ladycatlover]

Another example from Retraction Watch as to how wonderful the Peer Review process is!

https://retractionwatch.com/2019/02...ause-authors-had-stolen-it-as-peer-reviewers/

The UK’s Royal Society of Chemistry has retracted a 2017 paper in one of its journals after learning that the authors stole the article from other researchers during peer review.

 

[inox]

This is not, we should note, the first time we have reported on a case like this. Here are several other examples:

 

[JaimeS]

Yeowch.

Publish or perish should be buried. Then at least they wouldn't be doing it for their paycheck but for reasons of pure, unadulterated greed for accolades.