According to the corpus of contemporary American English, these odd construction doesn’t seem to be a mistake. Likewise, it seems most prevalent in the Academic Register (search string: such the ) That being said,

it is quite rare; it may give pause to readers, which is something to consider.

I am an editor in scientific realm, and I find that many authors love to use esoteric stuff like this (maybe under the assumption that it adds clout to their opinions somehow). What’s hard as an editor to suggest corrections for clarity, especially in this register, so I’d gauge your author’s demeanor.

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