History of peer review of leading biologically oriented journals in the early decades of the 20th century: Shedding light on Hermann J. Muller’s Nobel Prize-winning research publication strategy

History of peer review of leading biologically oriented journals in the early decades of the 20th century: Shedding light on Hermann J. Muller’s Nobel Prize-winning research publication strategy

10 Key Points By the 1920s, peer review was already a normal part of publishing in biology and medicine journals. Most big journals had editorial boards and outside reviewers deciding which studies got accepted. Rejection rates varied, but many papers were turned away...
The Ripple Effect of Fraudulent Science

The Ripple Effect of Fraudulent Science

10 Key Points U.S. chemical and radiation risk policy has relied on flawed science since the 1950s. Oak Ridge scientist William Russell suppressed control data in mouse studies. This fraud led to adoption of the Linear No-Threshold (LNT) model in 1956. LNT assumes any...