Image manipulation allegations hit Indian toxicology institute
Investigation launched after images in as many as 130 papers questioned
Officials at India’s Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) are investigating allegations of image manipulation affecting more than 100 papers by researchers at the Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (IITR) in Lucknow. The papers include around 70 that were flagged on the site PubPeer, where contributors pointed out numerous images or data visualisations that appear to have been duplicated, altered or otherwise manipulated to distort the results.