WIKIMEDIA, VMENKOVDmitry Kuznetsov, a Russian biochemist who studies magnetic isotope effects on enzymes, has left his posts as the chief editor of the British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research and the International Research Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry. The change was prompted after an article by The Scientist exposed allegations that Kuznetsov had committed numerous instances of scientific misconduct.
In a series of emails forwarded to The Scientist by Kuznetsov, an editor at the journals’ publisher, ScienceDomain International, expressed support for Kuznetsov, but asked him to step down. “We are disturbed with the news,” Manisha Basu wrote to Kuznetsov. “It seems that this article is going to be extremely harmful for the future of the two new journals (BJMMR, IRJPAC) unless some actions are taken to restore the faith of the authors.” On the websites for each journal, Kuznetsov’s name has been replaced by five new chief editors. The publisher did not respond to repeated requests from The Scientist for confirmation of the content of the emails or further comment.
Regarding the allegations, which include inventing citations and materials, Kuznetsov maintains that he did ...
