Almost 80 research papers by DRDO scientists have been flagged for ‘image manipulation’. An anonymous commenter on the online platform PubPeer which is used by scientists to voice their concerns on research papers that have undergone scrutiny, flagged the papers.
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) find themselves in hot water as research papers amounting to at least 80 from laboratories affiliated or collaborative with the organisation has been flagged by anonymous individuals, reported The Print.
The flagging was based on concerns over altered or digitally manipulated images being used which forces the question of integrity amongst goverment research scientists.
Concerns were flagged on the social platform PubPeer where scientists convene over concerns regarding research papers that have already been published after peer reviews.
The DRDO scientists were quick onto their feet and confirmed that the raised concerns will be taken into review. Anoth...