First el Naschie, now this

By Kent on May 13, 2009 6:00 AM | 0 Comments | 1 TrackBack | View blog reactions
Yet another reason not to like Elsevier. This is from The Scientist (free registration required):

Scientific publishing giant Elsevier put out a total of six publications between 2000 and 2005 that were sponsored by unnamed pharmaceutical companies and looked like peer reviewed medical journals, but did not disclose sponsorship, the company has admitted.
Hat tip: Peter Suber

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More thoughts about Merck & Elsevier from Uncommon Ground on June 5, 2009 6:05 AM

First El Naschie, then an undisclosed relationship with Merck to publish what were essentially product advertisements masquerading as a scholarly journal. Here's what Richard Gallagher writing at The Scientist has to say:Kudos to Elsevier [for admittin... Read More

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