Category: peer-reviewed

‘Conscientious Objection’ Reason Enough to Refuse mRNA Vaccines as Preventive Treatment for COVID-19: Study

A new study published in a peer-reviewed international journal proposes that “conscientious objection” is adequate reason to refuse mRNA vaccines as a preventive treatment against COVID-19. The study was published on Aug. 23 in the International Journal of Vaccine Theory, Practice, and Research. Its five co-authors include Dr. Patrick Provost and Dr. Nicolas Derome—two professors who…


Journal Publisher Retracts Over 300 Chinese-Affiliated Papers, Citing Fake Peer-Review Process

China has frequently been at the forefront of peer-review scandals, with numerous fake-paper factories a growing concern in the global scientific community. The country has retracted more scientific papers because of faked peer reviews than all other countries and territories combined, according to a scientific journal watchdog. The scientific publisher Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)…