Sensors Journal Pulls Planned Special Issue Due to Guest Editor’s Fake Credentials

Ashutosh Tiwari, who falsely claimed to be affiliated with Linköping University, is also under investigation for alleged scientific misconduct and fraud.

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Earlier this month, Sensors, a journal belonging to the open access publisher MDPI, cancelled a planned special issue on biosensors due to the fake credentials and alleged fraud associated with its guest editor, Ashutosh Tiwari.

A description of the anticipated special issue, which has now been removed from MDPI’s website, had initially listed Tiwari as a professor affiliated with Linköping University (LiU). But according to Franck Vazquez, the CEO of MDPI, the journal learned that these credentials were false, and in addition to pulling the special issue from its website, MDPI has also removed LiU from Tiwari’s descriptions in past Sensors issues where he served as guest editor.

Tiwari was previously a researcher at the university studying biosensors and bioelectronics, but has not held a ...

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Diana Kwon
Diana is a freelance science journalist who covers the life sciences, health, and academic life. She’s a regular contributor to The Scientist and her work has appeared in several other publications, including Scientific American, Knowable, and Quanta. Diana was a former intern at The Scientist and she holds a master’s degree in neuroscience from McGill University. She’s currently based in Berlin, Germany.
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