The Problem with Permanent Expressions of Concern: Perpetual Doubt
Jaime A. Teixeira da Silva 1 * More Detail
1 Independent researcher, Miki-cho, Japan
* Corresponding Author
J CLIN MED KAZ, Volume 21, Issue 4, pp. 4-5.
https://doi.org/10.23950/jcmk/14967
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ABSTRACT
The expression of concern (EoC) evolved in the neoliberal corrective culture of science to represent an “alert system” for potential problems with papers that might arise at the post-publication stage. One of the problems with EoCs is that they may take months or even years to resolve, while some EoCs remain as such forever. Fairly recently, Elsevier, a publishing giant, introduced a new form of EoCs, or rather, the plain EoC morphed into two types, the temporary EoC, and the permanent EoC. The permanent EoC leaves that paper in a permanent state of unknown use and unclear reliability.
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