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"If you are able to insert in a publication the name of a nonexistent author in a publication, who will guarantee that even the scientific contents have been examined with care?"

Reviewers are typically asked to disregard the authors of a submission,

"Your review should be directed at the paper, not the author" - Jay Smith, "The Task of the Referee", 1990

Scientists can get away with not considering the authors precisely because they base their evaluation on careful examination of the contents. This is a better example of selective attention than it is of lapses in scientific review.