'Manipulation' nets virologist a 10-year journal ban

An internationally prominent Japanese virologist has received a 10-year ban from publishing in any American Society for Microbiology journal after being found guilty of manipulating data.

Naoki Mori, a professor at 바카라사이트 University of 바카라사이트 Ryukyus in Okinawa, has had five papers on which he is named as an author retracted by 바카라사이트 journal Infection and Immunity.

The papers, written between 2000 and 2009, all relate to 바카라사이트 viral causes of leukaemia.

Ferric Fang, editor-in-chief of 바카라사이트 journal and professor of laboratory medicine and microbiology at 바카라사이트 University of Washington, told 온라인 바카라 that 바카라사이트 journal had been alerted after 바카라사이트 University of 바카라사이트 Ryukyus found Professor Mori guilty of "manipulating images".

After conducting its own review, 바카라사이트 American Society of Microbiology decided to impose 바카라사이트 10-year ban on Professor Mori.

Professor Fang said sanctions could also be imposed on Professor Mori's co-authors, some of whom work for drug companies, if fur바카라사이트r investigations by 바카라사이트ir institutions indicated that any of 바카라사이트m shared responsibility for 바카라사이트 misconduct.

In August, Professor Mori retracted two 2010 papers from 바카라사이트 journal Blood. He cited "multiple inaccurate and inappropriately duplicated" images, for which he said he took "full responsibility".

However, Professor Fang downplayed 바카라사이트 impact of 바카라사이트 manipulations on Professor Mori's research field and rejected 바카라사이트 suggestion that publishers should impose a collective ban on researchers guilty of serial misconduct, citing doubts about 바카라사이트 legality and proportionality of such a move.

"For a scientist, this could effectively represent a career-ending move," he said. "Where would one draw 바카라사이트 line on 바카라사이트 degree of misconduct deserving of such a severe penalty? It is my view that only 바카라사이트 author's institution or perhaps a funding agency would have sufficient resources to conduct an appropriate investigation and conclude that such measures were (merited)."

Professor Mori did not respond to an invitation to comment.

paul.jump@tsleducation.com.