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Peregrine

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5. Not judging this study, but Plos One is not a very good source

Reply to DavidDvorkin (Original post)

Mon Dec 31, 2012, 10:18 PM

Dec 2012

They are very lax in what they include in the "publication." Expecting scientists to do their editing job for them. They have more than their fair share of retractions, and they have become a place to publish alt medicine tripe such as acupuncture. They are a pay to publish on-line open access journal.

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