Science of the Total Environment
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| Discipline | Environmental science |
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| Language | English |
| Edited by | Damià Barceló, Jay Gan |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1972-present |
| Publisher | |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| 10.753 (2021) | |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Sci. Total Environ. |
| Indexing | |
| CODEN | STENDL |
| ISSN | 0048-9697 (print) 1879-1026 (web) |
| LCCN | 72624869 |
| OCLC no. | 321079391 |
| Links | |
Science of the Total Environment is a weekly international peer-reviewed scientific journal covering environmental science. It was established in 1972 and is published by Elsevier. The editors-in-chief are Damià Barceló (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas), Jay Gan (University of California, Riverside) and Philip Hopke (University of Rochester). According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2021 impact factor of 10.753.
Controversies
The October 2020 article suggesting that amulets may prevent COVID-19 has been met with skepticism even among the listed coauthors. As of November 2020, the article was under "temporary removal". It was later withdrawn at the request of the authors. The editor in-chief, Damià Barceló, was implicated in a €70,000 per year scheme to publish articles under the affiliation of King Saud University, Saudi Arabia. Such schemes are employed to boost a university's rankings and are considered unethical by academics.
References
- ^ "Science of the Total Environment". 2021 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Clarivate Analytics. 2022.
- ^ a b Bility, Moses Turkle; et al. (8 October 2020). "TEMPORARY REMOVAL: Can Traditional Chinese Medicine provide insights into controlling the COVID-19 pandemic: Serpentinization-induced lithospheric long-wavelength magnetic anomalies in Proterozoic bedrocks in a weakened geomagnetic field mediate the aberrant transformation of biogenic molecules in COVID-19 via magnetic catalysis". Science of the Total Environment: 142830. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142830. PMC 7543923. PMID 33071142. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020.
- ^ Shawna Williams (4 November 2020). "Paper Proposing COVID-19, Magnetism Link to Be Retracted". The Scientist. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ Ivan Oransky (16 November 2020). "Co-authors of paper on COVID-19 and jade amulets blame 'the online press' and social media for misinterpretation in retraction letter". Retraction Watch. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ Schelp, Diogo (January 7, 2021). "Para não espalhar bobagens no zap: 10 estudos desacreditados sobre covid-19". Universo Online (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ Ansede, Manuel (2023-04-18). "Saudi Arabia pays Spanish scientists to pump up global university rankings". EL PAÍS English. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
- ^ "SIRIS Academic - Full International Edition (2014-22): The affiliation game of Saudi Arabian higher education & research institutions". www.sirisacademic.com. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
- ^ Bachelet, Vivienne C. (2019-09-26). "What's in a name? How false author affiliations are damaging academic research". Impact of Social Sciences. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
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