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800 crystallography-related papers appear to stem from one paper mill
Dalmeet Singh Chawla
  • Apr 27
  • 1 min

800 crystallography-related papers appear to stem from one paper mill

At least 800 research studies published in crystallography and exotic-chemistry journals originate from a paper mill, a new study...
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Former chemistry professor jailed for making meth
Dalmeet Singh Chawla
  • Nov 10, 2021
  • 1 min

Former chemistry professor jailed for making meth

A former chemistry professor was sentenced to 4 months in jail by an Arkansas court after pleading guilty to making methamphetamine at...
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Court acquits chemistry professor accused of cooking meth
Dalmeet Singh Chawla
  • Oct 28, 2021
  • 1 min

Court acquits chemistry professor accused of cooking meth

A court has acquitted a former chemistry professor at Henderson State University (HSU) in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, after a jury found him...
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Chemists react to UK umbrella funding body’s new open access mandate
Dalmeet Singh Chawla
  • Aug 20, 2021
  • 1 min

Chemists react to UK umbrella funding body’s new open access mandate

British umbrella funding agency UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) announced its long-awaited open access policy at a virtual roundtable...
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Prominent US chemical engineer leaves post amid allegations of image irregularities
Dalmeet Singh Chawla
  • May 13, 2021
  • 1 min

Prominent US chemical engineer leaves post amid allegations of image irregularities

A high-profile chemical engineer and nanomedicine professor at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts, has left his position...
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Former chemistry student pleads guilty to poisoning roommate
Dalmeet Singh Chawla
  • Nov 30, 2020
  • 1 min

Former chemistry student pleads guilty to poisoning roommate

A former chemistry student has pleaded guilty to poisoning his roommate with highly toxic thallium. Yukai Yang, an international student...
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Royal Society of Chemistry releases plan to diversify academic publishing
Dalmeet Singh Chawla
  • Jun 19, 2020
  • 1 min

Royal Society of Chemistry releases plan to diversify academic publishing

The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) has released its “framework for action” to improve the diversity of its editors, peer-reviewers, and...
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Retracted chemistry studies most often plagued with plagiarism
Dalmeet Singh Chawla
  • May 30, 2019
  • 1 min

Retracted chemistry studies most often plagued with plagiarism

More than 40% of chemistry papers retracted in the last two years were pulled because of plagiarism, according to a new study. The next...
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Springer Nature publishes chemistry book written entirely by machine
Dalmeet Singh Chawla
  • Apr 18, 2019
  • 1 min

Springer Nature publishes chemistry book written entirely by machine

Springer Nature, the world’s second biggest academic publisher, has published the first scholarly book authored entirely by machines. The...
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Chemistry student to face trial for allegedly poisoning roommate with thallium
Dalmeet Singh Chawla
  • Feb 18, 2019
  • 1 min

Chemistry student to face trial for allegedly poisoning roommate with thallium

A chemistry student who allegedly poisoned his roommate with highly toxic thallium will face trial and has had his bail raised to $2.5...
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Graduate student gets prison sentence for poisoning colleague
Dalmeet Singh Chawla
  • Dec 11, 2018
  • 1 min

Graduate student gets prison sentence for poisoning colleague

A former chemistry PhD candidate at Queen’s University in Canada who confessed to poisoning a colleague has been sentenced to seven years...
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BBC Science in Action: Publishers vs ResearchGate lawsuit
Dalmeet Singh Chawla
  • Oct 11, 2018
  • 1 min

BBC Science in Action: Publishers vs ResearchGate lawsuit

Scholarly publishers Elsevier and the American Chemical Society have filed a lawsuit against ResearchGate, an academic social networking...
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Elsevier and American Chemical Society escalate legal fight with academic networking site
Dalmeet Singh Chawla
  • Oct 9, 2018
  • 1 min

Elsevier and American Chemical Society escalate legal fight with academic networking site

The American Chemical Society (ACS) and publishing giant Elsevier have filed a second lawsuit against ResearchGate, alleging mass...
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Chemists criticise mooted shutdown of 3D visualisation tools
Dalmeet Singh Chawla
  • Jun 20, 2018
  • 1 min

Chemists criticise mooted shutdown of 3D visualisation tools

Researchers are voicing concerns over a move that may affect many 3D visualisation programs that are commonly used in computational...
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Mismatch between citations and chemists’ expectations
Dalmeet Singh Chawla
  • Apr 5, 2018
  • 1 min

Mismatch between citations and chemists’ expectations

The studies chemistry researchers perceive to be the most important in their field are not always the ones that get cited the most,...
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Court demands that search engines and internet service providers block Sci-Hub
Dalmeet Singh Chawla
  • Nov 6, 2017
  • 1 min

Court demands that search engines and internet service providers block Sci-Hub

The American Chemical Society (ACS) has won a lawsuit it filed in June against Sci-Hub, a website providing illicit free access to...
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Publishers take ResearchGate to court, alleging massive copyright infringement
Dalmeet Singh Chawla
  • Oct 6, 2017
  • 1 min

Publishers take ResearchGate to court, alleging massive copyright infringement

Scholarly publishing giants Elsevier and the American Chemical Society (ACS) have filed a lawsuit in Germany against ResearchGate, a...
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American Chemical Society demands $4.8 million in damages from Sci-Hub
Dalmeet Singh Chawla
  • Sep 7, 2017
  • 1 min

American Chemical Society demands $4.8 million in damages from Sci-Hub

The American Chemical Society (ACS) has demanded $4.8 million (£3.7 million) in damages from Sci-Hub, a website that illegally provides...
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Fake peer review hits RSC journals
Dalmeet Singh Chawla
  • Aug 30, 2017
  • 1 min

Fake peer review hits RSC journals

Journals of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) — which also publishes Chemistry World — have today retracted five papers due to a...
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Over 90% of chemistry literature freely available at pirate site
Dalmeet Singh Chawla
  • Aug 3, 2017
  • 1 min

Over 90% of chemistry literature freely available at pirate site

More than 92% of chemistry journal papers – most of which are paywalled – are available for free from pirate site Sci-Hub, an analysis...
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