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Will science scandals ruin reputation of century-old journal Nature in China?

South China Morning Post · · 146 words · By Chao Kong
Institutional Reputation Chinese Scientific Community Academic Integrity
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“Chinese academic watchdogs and online detectives are exposing growing numbers of problematic papers in Nature journals”
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“For decades, publishing a paper in Nature was regarded as the ultimate academic achievement in China – a fast track to promotions, research grants, hospital appointments and elite national talent programmes.”
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“Over the past two months, Chinese social media platforms have been flooded with accusations targeting papers published in Nature and its subsidiaries, including Nature Cancer, Nature Cell Biology and Nature Nanotechnology.”
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · The meaning of LAST is to continue in time. How to use last in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Last.
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“Several of the accused authors are prominent professors, deans, “national talent” scholars and scientists with top state honours.”
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“The South China Morning Post has contacted Springer Nature about the allegations and its operations in Greater China.”
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web search NEUTRAL — The South China Morning Post, with its Sunday edition, the Sunday Morning Post, is a Hong Kong–based English-language newspaper owned by Alibaba Group.
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