Springer Nature has removed two studies by Max Planck

josefritzishere

The world has gone mad.

akudha

Springer Nature is nevertheless still selling the empty PDF for $39.95 lol, getting paid for nothing. Highest levels of capitalism

ashenke

> Springer Nature deviated from the normal practice of merely slapping the word RETRACTED across the digital version of the paper while still allowing scholars to read the text. Instead, the publisher posted a blank white page with the cryptic phrase, “This article has been withdrawn due to article violation.” Springer Nature is nevertheless still selling the empty PDF for $39.95. The system is broken

segmondy

Well, I can't be mad if I ever get accused if Plank has no chance.

bstsb

> […] the publisher posted a blank white page with the cryptic phrase, “This article has been withdrawn due to article violation.” Springer Nature is nevertheless still selling the empty PDF for $39.95. completely unsurprised, given the state of online papers publishing. if you don’t have an subscription or aren’t an organisation member, the fees are insane

p_j_w

> Springer Nature is nevertheless still selling the empty PDF for $39.95. I wish I could say such behavior was shocking. Everything Springer touches turns to shit.

zephen

> “detailed information about specific retractions is usually confidential and can only be shared with the relevant authors.” Time for a séance.

arrowsmith

Max Planck published the same paper in multiple journals in the 1940s, which was common practice at the time. He also published a second unrelated paper that happened to have the same title as the paper it was a response to. In 2011 both papers were retracted from their journals' archives, most likely because a bot incorrectly flagged them for plagiarism. Saved you a click.

khurs

Link to site: https://retractionwatch.com One of the recent posts: "A study claiming a tenfold decrease in bugs splattered on evolutionary biologist Anders Møller’s windshield over two decades has been retracted."

mbreese

To me, this seems like Science dunking on Nature (the journals). It’s interesting, but only a story because Nature is involved.

boscillator

> detailed information about specific retractions is usually confidential and can only be shared with the relevant authors. Good luck sharing that information with Max Planck. It's amazing how robotically humans can act sometimes. I suppose this could be an AI or automated response, but it's just as likely it's someone following the letter of the law without using any critical thought.

robertlagrant

Why would you need to pay $40 for a PDF of a paper published almost a hundred years ago? What makes the paper not public domain?

jszymborski

The acronym for the University of Quebec at Montreal is UQàM not UQ :P

jdw64

I always feel that people want one central place to prove their abilities, but when that central place becomes corrupted, it's hard to break away from it. Because the authority of that place feels as if it's tied to your own authority

nyeah

lol "self plagiarism". Max Planck got an "extra publication." Counting papers is death. Everything connected with it is death. This is Max fucking Planck, who gave us the photon. We're judging him according to today's "standards." He's "failing." Ok. So be it. We'll get what we incentivize.

vanattab

"Springer Nature is nevertheless still selling the empty PDF for $39.95." LOL, what a world we are building.

mijoharas

> Representatives from Springer Nature declined to comment, beyond saying that “detailed information about specific retractions is usually confidential and can only be shared with the relevant authors.” Was it a bot commenting as well? That's a hilariously tone-deaf response. Guess we'd better bust out the ouija board to ask max plank himself.

Artoooooor

Do I understand correctly that publishing the same paper in multiple journals is considered self-plagiarism? Who in the name of the great monopoly invented such name for that?

linkregister

An algorithm did it? Or was the author of apparent sloppily-written machine instructions the actor?

majidfekri

I wrote a whole chapter about Max Planck and his challenges and his legacy in my book "What is light? Wave theory of light and origins of ether in science" check it out if you are interested