100%. The volume of new papers versus the natural progression of new data has been greatly skewed in favor of quantity over quality. This is why the branding of "ideas" and products has exploded in the last 10 years in every field of science -- there is checks and balances when corporations are funding both the research and publishers.
Well said..
My theory is not that they are “duplicating” pictures and reusing..
It’s that they aren’t doing the studies AT ALL
No one’s checking behind them
100%. The volume of new papers versus the natural progression of new data has been greatly skewed in favor of quantity over quality. This is why the branding of "ideas" and products has exploded in the last 10 years in every field of science -- there is checks and balances when corporations are funding both the research and publishers.