Academics fired for cases of fraud

Two Chinese academics have lost their jobs after an international journal, Acta Crystallographica, revealed a series of scientific frauds involving 70 papers published in the journal, mostly during 2007.

The authors are Doctor Zhong Hua and Professor Liu Tao, both from Jinggangshan University in Jiangxi province.

The university on Tuesday fired the two authors and asked Zhong to return 32,000 yuan ($4,700) in incentives awarded by the university, 10 days after the journal published a notice to delete their papers.