It may look authentic

The New York Times published an article on January 24, 2006, titled "It may look authentic; Here's how to tell it isn't." (Subscribers to the free online version can read the article here; BSU users can access it through Access World News here.) The author, Nicolas Wade, told how scientific journals caught authors editing images to enhance data and findings in their articles. Wade also mentioned a test by the Journal of Cell Biology intended to weed out such manipulated images.

The article brings to light many issues for those in the publishing industry, including the ethical implications of photo manipulation as well as the value of the peer-review process.