The paper makes a strange narrative on the concept of the zombie scientists (and zombie editors). This term was first coined by the science journalist Leonid Schneider to classify those blamed by research misconduct. With or without having been proved guilty. This a very infortune term that looks like a witch hunt and seems to forget the content of articles 10 and 11 of the Human Declaration of Human Rights. This means that first of all the academic community must define an international ethics code where the penalties for any kind of scientific misconduct are clearly established. Only then it is possible to fairly judge and condemn academic offenders. See for instance Max (2016). Also its important to avoid such witch hunts because in some countries the social pressure is so high that several researchers have committed suicide even before a definitely guilty verdict has been reached (Pellegrini, 2017) Marx, G. S. (2016). An Overview of the Research Misconduct Process and an Analysis of the Appropriate Burden of Proof. JC & UL, 42, 311. Pellegrini, P. A. (2017). Science as a matter of honour: How accused scientists deal with scientific fraud in Japan. Science and Engineering Ethics, 1-17.