LIVE 2 PM ET: House Oversight Committee Hearing on ‘Academic Malpractice’ in Scientific Journals

Published on April 16, 2024

The House Oversight Committee holds a hearing on “Academic Malpractice: Examining the Relationship Between Scientific Journals, the Government, and Peer Review” at 2:00 p.m. ET on April 16. Witnesses: Holden Thorp, Ph.D. editor-in-chief, Science Journals, American Association for the Advancement of Science *Declined to participate* Magdalena Skipper, Ph.D. editor-in-chief, Nature *Declined to participate* Richard Horton, BSc, MB, ChB, ditor-in-chief, The Lancet ...

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