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Chalk and cheese

November 30, 2012 by ferniglab


A recent post on Retraction Watch is a reminder to all what it really means to be a scientist, researcher and teacher.

Dr. Pavičić from the University of Zagreb has retracted a paper in Physical Review Letters after a fatal error, which escaped him and all those who scrutinised the manuscript, was brought to his attention by a student. Dr. Pavičić went on to congratulate the student for his/her insight and to write a paper (on arXiv) explaining the errors.

Dr. Pavičić’s manner of dealing with the error is perhaps regarded as exemplary, but really should be regarded as “normal” for a scientist, researcher and teacher. Sadly, in the current climate many may find his exemplary behaviour unusual. He is certainly worthy of our collective congratulations for remaining true to science.

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Posted in Research integrity, Science process | Tagged Research integrity | 3 Comments

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  1. on March 28, 2013 at 12:51 am Correct correction? | Ferniglab's Blog

    […] back, there are some outstanding scientists who, when they get it wrong (we all make mistakes), take the simple step of retracting the paper. In other cases, where some form of misconduct has taken place, the authors occasionally request a […]


  2. on April 27, 2013 at 4:14 pm Its Science Jim, but not as we know it | Ferniglab's Blog

    […] Two “exemplary retractions” on Retraction Watch (here and my comment on an earlier case here) show that science is indeed alive and kicking. So for those starting out in science, if you enjoy […]


  3. on May 5, 2013 at 8:13 pm Thesaurus of Euphemisms | Ferniglab's Blog

    […] and journals to data that turn out to be problematic. In one sense this is an update post on “Chalk and Cheese“, “Re-use of “stripes”“, “Correct correction?” and […]



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    Office for Research Integrity, their video should be compulsory for all.

    Centre for Alternative Technology

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