The promotion system for Chinese doctors is based more heavily on teaching excellence and the number of times they have been published in influential journals. Photo: Reuters
The promotion system for Chinese doctors is based more heavily on teaching excellence and the number of times they have been published in influential journals. Photo: Reuters

China’s booming grubby business of doctoring peer reviews for medics and scientists

Doctors and academics are paying shady agencies to help them establish their research credentials, in a bid to gain promotions and status

The promotion system for Chinese doctors is based more heavily on teaching excellence and the number of times they have been published in influential journals. Photo: Reuters
The promotion system for Chinese doctors is based more heavily on teaching excellence and the number of times they have been published in influential journals. Photo: Reuters
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