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The danger of drugs … and data | Ben Goldacre | Comment is free | The Guardian

It was recently revealed that Elsevier has published six "journals" that are, in fact, reprints of articles that paint particular companies in a positive light. When asked about it, Elsevier replied that it did not consider these publications to be true "journals", but with titles like the Merck-sponsored publication "The Australasian Journal of Bone and Joint Medicine", it would be understandable if readers might have been unaware of the distinction. This is why we, as researchers, need to take particular care in ascertaining the pedigree of any article we cite.