Investigations and Actions


Dataset of Bullying in China

This dataset collects the data of (1) bullying prevalence, (2) negative outcomes of bullying victims, as well as the characteristics of bully perpetrators in China.


Daily Energy Consumption in China


How Much Electricity Was Consumed in Different Provinces


R&D Expenditure in Top Chinese Cities


Post Publication Review on 10.1007/s00394-022-02971-3

We have a question about the paper (title: Prospective association of family members' sugar-sweetened beverages intake with children's sugar-sweetened beverages consumption in China; authors: Xue-Ting Liu, Jing-Yuan Xiong, Yu-Jie Xu, Li Zhao, Lars Libuda, Guo Cheng; and DOI: 10.1007/s00394-022-02971-3).


Academic Misconduct Record: TONG Qiangsong

Name: TONG Qiangsong

Affiliation: Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology


Misconduct Records for Editors in Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy


Post Publication Review on 10.3390/ijerph20075352

Title: Analysis of Risky Riding Behavior Characteristics of the Related Road Traffic Injuries of Electric Bicycle Riders

Authors: Jiayu Huang, Ziyi Song, Linlin Xie, Zeting Lin, and Liping Li [Shantou University, lpli@stu.edu.cn]

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20075352


2 Animal Studies on ACS Omega Lack Ethical Approval Disclosure

Recently, the 5GH team found that 2 animal studies on ACS Omega, all came from mainland China, lacked ethical approval disclosure.


Abnormal Patterns in HAO Dingjun's Papers

Up to now, the 5GH team has no intention of making specific accusations against the above papers. However, considering the large number of the publications that may be involved in academic misconduct, the 5GH team calls for the participation from more institutions and individuals in order to promote the investigation faster.


Massive Retraction in Bioengineered

From late January to recently, Bioengineered retracted 54 papers, which were published from late 2021 to early 2022 by Chinese authors. The journal stated in the Statement of Retraction that this action was due to concerns about publication integrity and the compliance with ethical policies for human research.


A Editor in Non-coding RNA Research Has Abnormal Publication Records

These abnormal publications with Ozal Beylerli indicate the journal's poor manegement and low quarlity of the papers on Non-coding RNA Research.


Spring Nature Earned 471.86m USD OA Article Processing Charges in 2022

According to a report by Chinese Academy of Science, Springer Nature earned 471.86 million USD OA article processing charges in 2022, ranking 1st among academic publishers globally


Abnormal Data in 10.3390/su11185003

Based on these findings, the data and the conclusion in Li's paper is not reliable, and we ask the publisher and the journal for a further investigation on the paper.


Author-Editor Conflict on 10.1371/journal.pone.0299881

Here, we would like to report about the Author-Editor Conflict in a paper




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