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Editorial
. 2022 Nov;89(6):105427.
doi: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2022.105427. Epub 2022 Jun 15.

COVID-19 as a source of poor publications

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Editorial

COVID-19 as a source of poor publications

Hervé Maisonneuve. Joint Bone Spine. 2022 Nov.
No abstract available

Keywords: Communication; Journalology; Pandemic; Preprints; Questionable research practices; Retraction.

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Cumulative COVID-19 preprints from the beginning of the pandemic (February 2020) to May 2022. Thanks to N Fraser and B Kramer (figure under CC0 1.0 license).

Comment in

  • COVID-19 comme source de mauvaises publications.
    Maisonneuve H. Maisonneuve H. Rev Rhum Ed Fr. 2022 Dec;89(6):535-537. doi: 10.1016/j.rhum.2022.09.007. Epub 2022 Sep 15. Rev Rhum Ed Fr. 2022. PMID: 36123996 Free PMC article. French. No abstract available.

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