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<i>Science of the Total Environment</i>

Science of the Total Environment

Academic journal

Science of the Total Environment is a weekly international peer-reviewed scientific journal covering environmental science. It was established in 1972 and is published by Elsevier. The editors-in-chief are Damià Barceló (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas), Jay Gan (University of California, Riverside) and Philip Hopke (University of Rochester). According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2021 impact factor of 10.753.[1]

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Controversies

The October 2020 article suggesting that amulets may prevent COVID-19[2] has been met with skepticism[3] even among the listed coauthors.[4] As of November 2020, the article was under "temporary removal".[2] It was later withdrawn at the request of the authors.[5] The editor in-chief, Damià Barceló, was implicated in a €70,000 per year scheme to publish articles under the affiliation of King Saud University, Saudi Arabia. [6] Such schemes are employed to boost a university's rankings and are considered unethical by academics.[7] [8]

References

  1. [1]
    "Science of the Total Environment". 2021 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Clarivate Analytics. 2022.
  2. [2]
    Bility, Moses Turkle; et al. (8 October 2020). "TEMPORARY REMOVAL: Can Traditional Chinese Medicine provide insights into controlling the COVID-19 pandemic: Serpentinization-induced lithospheric long-wavelength magnetic anomalies in Proterozoic bedrocks in a weakened geomagnetic field mediate the aberrant transformation of biogenic molecules in COVID-19 via magnetic catalysis". Science of the Total Environment: 142830. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142830. PMC 7543923. PMID 33071142. {{cite journal}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help); |archive-url= requires |url= (help)
  3. [3]
    Shawna Williams (4 November 2020). "Paper Proposing COVID-19, Magnetism Link to Be Retracted". The Scientist. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
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    Ivan Oransky (16 November 2020). "Co-authors of paper on COVID-19 and jade amulets blame 'the online press' and social media for misinterpretation in retraction letter". Retraction Watch. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
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    Schelp, Diogo (January 7, 2021). "Para não espalhar bobagens no zap: 10 estudos desacreditados sobre covid-19". Universo Online (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 3 December 2021.
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    Ansede, Manuel (2023-04-18). "Saudi Arabia pays Spanish scientists to pump up global university rankings". EL PAÍS English. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  7. [7]
    "SIRIS Academic - Full International Edition (2014-22): The affiliation game of Saudi Arabian higher education & research institutions". www.sirisacademic.com. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  8. [8]
    Bachelet, Vivienne C. (2019-09-26). "What's in a name? How false author affiliations are damaging academic research". Impact of Social Sciences. Retrieved 2024-02-06.


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