«?» he said. «Good Omens» by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman Retraction Watch [here and here] pointed me to an opinion piece that was removed from a high-impact Chemistry journal. Not retracted, but removed, as in deleted. As with any controversial issue (and akin to the distinction between results and discussion), it pays to read the essay first — without reading any comments (discussion). The essay is by Tomas Hudlický and titled “‘Organic synthesis–Where now?’ is thirty years old. A reflection on the current state of affairs” (https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202006717). It is still available on sci-hub (https://sci-hub.tw/10.1002/anie.202006717 , use Tor Browser) and in other places (found via Twitter, as long as it works: https://www.dropbox.com/s/qaz160rxzjmfg3s/anie.202006717.pdf?dl=0). I’ll write my comments a bit further down … . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Journal Reaction (written on the 9th of June, 2020) First off, dafuq? It’s one thing that a journal — or rather the ones in charge — show regret of having an article published. Mistakes happen, they are part of science. If you don’t make mistakes, [...]
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