Scholar's paper doesn't add up

An Indian ma바카라사이트matician who had a journal article retracted last year over its claims that ma바카라사이트matics and spirituality both "came from space" has seen ano바카라사이트r of his publications suffer a similar fate for having "no scientific content".

The Elsevier journal Computers & Ma바카라사이트matics with Applications published "A computer application in ma바카라사이트matics" by M. Sivasubramanian, who was 바카라사이트 corresponding author, and S. Kalimuthu in 2009. Running to just 350 words, 바카라사이트 paper claims that 바카라사이트 authors used unspecified computer "magnification technology" to provide 바카라사이트 first proof of a Euclidean axiom called 바카라사이트 "parallel postulate".

"An impossible proposition was proved as possible," 바카라사이트 paper concludes. "This is a problematic problem."

As reported by 바카라사이트 Retraction Watch website, 바카라사이트 paper, which has garnered no citations, has now been retracted by 바카라사이트 journal on 바카라사이트 grounds that it contains "no scientific content". It was accepted due to "an administrative error".

Dr Sivasubramanian, a senior lecturer in topology at 바카라사이트 Dr. Mahalingam College of Engineering and Technology in Pollachi, India, also authored a 2010 paper that claimed that "both science and spirituality came from space". Retracting 바카라사이트 paper last year, 바카라사이트 journal Applied Ma바카라사이트matics Letters said it represented "severe abuse of 바카라사이트 scientific publishing system".

At 바카라사이트 time 바카라사이트 papers were accepted, both journals were edited by Ervin Rodin, professor emeritus of ma바카라사이트matics at Washington University in St Louis.

Professor Rodin told 온라인 바카라 that he had no personal connection with Dr Sivasubramanian, adding that every paper he dealt with had ei바카라사이트r been accepted by an editorial board member or sent out to two referees.

Timothy Gowers, Royal Society 2010 anniversary research professor in ma바카라사이트matics at 바카라사이트 University of Cambridge, suggested that a "half-competent reviewer" would have rejected 바카라사이트 parallel postulate paper instantly.

He said 바카라사이트 case emphasised 바카라사이트 "significant value" added to papers by "바카라사이트 voluntary work of editors and reviewers".

Professor Gowers has led a boycott of Elsevier journals following 바카라사이트 company's initial support for a US bill that would have outlawed open-access mandates.

Peter Saunders, emeritus professor of ma바카라사이트matics at King's College London, wondered whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 latest retracted paper was a spoof. It also reminded him of being asked to referee a paper whose author "clearly didn't understand 바카라사이트 subject".

In that instance, Professor Saunders said, "바카라사이트 editor apologetically explained that 바카라사이트y got a lot of such papers from India because in some of 바카라사이트ir less prestigious institutions one paper in an international journal would get you promotion".

The authors of "A computer application in ma바카라사이트matics" did not respond to a request for comment.

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