Case number:
99-25
Case text (Anonymised):
A study made it a long way through the peer review process before one of the statistical advisors said that the results seemed “too good to be true.” The authors were asked to send in the original data, which the statistician analysed. He remained very concerned about the data. The authors were notified and the journal asked the university to investigate. Has the editor done the right thing?
Advice:
COPE agreed that the editor had acted correctly and observed that this was a common problem.
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