Abstract
The work of cheats and charlatans in medical research has the potential to cause significant harm, injury or death. As we saw during the COVID pandemic, whacky theories, misinformation and baseless claims can lead to the hapless (including former US Presidents) taking unsafe and useless agents. This excellent paper reflects on the culpability of editors and publishers when they publish a dangerously flawed paper.
Holbeach, N., Freckelton AO QC, I., & Mol, B. W. (2022). Journal editors and publishers’ legal obligations with respect to medical research misconduct. Research Ethics, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/17470161221147440
Publisher (Open Access): https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/17470161221147440

Journal editors and publishers’ legal obligations with respect to medical research misconduct - Naomi Holbeach, Ian Freckelton AO QC, Ben W Mol, 2022
As the burden of misconduct in medical research is increasingly recognised, questions have been raised about how best to address this problem. Whilst there are ...