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fossilesque @mander.xyz

6mo ago

Friends do not let friends publish with MDPI

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- https://retractionwatch.com/2024/10/22/young-employees-death-puts-workplace-culture-in-spotlight-at-publisher-mdpi/
  This site is credible.
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retraction_Watch
  https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/retraction-watch/
  These guys are amazing. They are doing the good work to change things. It links to the original news report (not English) with a lot more context:
  https://www.stiripesurse.ro/caz-revoltator-in-bucuresti-o-tanara-de-27-de-ani-a-facut-infarct-la-serviciu-si-a-murit-i-s-a-facut-rau-dar-sefii-nu-au-lasat-o-sa-plece-acasa_3452867.html
  
  Romanian here working in Academia, can confirm this happened and was a huge headline in the press a few weeks ago. Let me know if you need more info.
  
  Thanks for the offer. I had forwarded the retraction watch article to my colleagues and we had a chat about this incident. I don't think we'll be sending our work to MPDI, ever!
  It just breaks my heart to see so many people from eastern Europe and Asian countries exploited for their labour.

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