A cautionary tale: we choose who to cite, who to recognize—please do so carefully
| Type | : | ACL |
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| Nature | : | Production scientifique |
| Au bénéfice du Laboratoire | : | Oui |
| Statut de publication | : | Publié |
| Année de publication | : | 2019 |
| Auteurs (1) | : | DOLAN John,r |
| Revue scientifique | : | Journal of Plankton Research |
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| DOI | : | 10.1093/plankt/fbz046 |
| URL | : | https://doi.org/10.1093/plankt/fbz046 |
| Abstract | : | A couple of years ago I ran across an article revealing the remarkably evil side of a still currently celebrated biologist active from the 1877 to 1920. The article ‘Symbiogenesis: the Hidden Face of Constantin Merezhkowsky’ (Sapp et al. 2002), by its title, is clearly more than an analysis of the contribution of Merezhkowsky to the theory of endosymbiosis (the origin of eukaryotic cell). It importantly exposed a very sordid life as a serial rapist of young girls, an outspoken proponent of racist proto-Nazi views (e.g. proposing the castration of all Jewish males) and death by an elaborate suicide. Nearly 100 years after his death, Merezhkowsky is regularly cited, sometimes unavoidably but many times not. Here I hope to show the obvious: one should actually have read the papers one cites and also consider if and how a paper should be cited. |
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Dolan JR (2019) A cautionary tale: we choose who to cite, who to recognize—please do so carefully. J Plankton Res | doi: 10.1093/plankt/fbz046
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