The Protocol for Reporting an Error to an Author or Publisher

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‘Retract papers based on flawed citations,’ urges integrity tsar Authors must put aside personal pride and seek retractions when their literature proves unreliable, says sleuth

1.1 million papers cite 12,000 retracted studies. Cabanac says citing retracted work should itself qualify for retraction. Two conferences, same conversation: everyone wants ironclad signals. Will we ever have them?

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A retraction can reshape an author's entire journey. Not all cases of retraction are due to intentional misconduct. But once trust is shaken, rebuilding it is hard.

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#Politicians come & go. Those who support an RFK or a #Drug Csar, who seek to centralize technological authority, they remain a threat to science.
Worry less about RFK and more about so many online journals that just deleted the record of the last 10 years without so much as a #retraction.
#dystopia

AI doesn’t recognise when an article has been retracted Horizons (EN) - In brief

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A study in Learned Publishing shows that AI doesn’t recognise the #retraction of an article, but keeps claiming that long-retracted untruths are still valid. 👇
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‘Retract papers based on flawed citations,’ urges integrity tsar Authors must put aside personal pride and seek retractions when their literature proves unreliable, says sleuth

‘Retract papers based on flawed citations,’ urges integrity tsar www.timeshighereducation.com/news/retract...

#Fraud #Integrity #ScholarlyPublishing #AcademicPublishing #AcademicSky #AcademicChatter #FeetOfClay #Research #AcademicIntegrity #Retraction #Ethics #Cabanac #Citations

A collage of three problems highlighted on the relevant PubPeer thread. Each screenshot shows a figure from a scientific paper with photos of tissues (beige with brown cellular structures) and fluorescent cells (black background, green or red fluorescent structures). We have highlighted certain panels that overlap with boxes of the same color.

Another #retraction for former National Institute on Aging division director Eliezer Masliah today.
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Combined work by @mumumouse2.bsky.social , @thatsregrettab1.bsky.social, Matthew Schrag, @charlespiller.bsky.social and me.

‘Retract papers based on flawed citations’, urges integrity tsar Authors must put aside personal pride and seek retractions when their literature proves unreliable, says sleuth

‘Retract papers based on flawed citations’, urges integrity tsar

#Retraction #ResearchIntegrity #WCRI2026 #WCRI

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An analysis of PubPeer comments on highly-cited retracted articles PubPeer is sometimes discussed as if it is some kind of cesspit where people smear honest scientists with specious allegations of fraud. ...

Renamed this blogpost on the basis of critical comments. My responses also added in a PS at the end of the post.
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NCN uruchomi system automatycznej weryfikacji wniosków grantowych pod kątem retrakcji Począwszy od marcowych konkursów OPUS i PRELUDIUM, badacze starający się o grant będą mieli obowiązek podania informacji o swoich wycofanych artykułach z ostatnich dziesięciu lat. W najbliższych miesi...

Jeszcze w tym roku Narodowe Centrum Nauki planuje uruchomienie systemu automatycznej weryfikacji wszystkich wniosków grantowych pod kątem retrakcji.

– Nie możemy pozostać głusi na sygnały płynące ze środowiska – mówi nam prof. Tomasz Dietl, szef Rady NCN.

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Vietnam seeks solutions as research paper retractions rank among world’s highest Vietnam’s rapid rise in international scientific publishing has been accompanied by one of the world’s highest numbers of retracted research papers, prompting calls from experts for stronger research ...

Vietnam seeks solutions as research paper retractions rank among world’s highest

#Retraction #ResearchIntegrity #WCRI2026 #WCRI

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Now there are two areas where it seems that increased #retraction rates are likely not due to increased scrutiny of published articles, but, rather, due to lower quality publications. I would still not bet that these data will help sway any of the “increased scrutiny” proponents […]

Lithium mining study is retracted despite authors’ protests Parties connected to mining projects in Serbia prompted the retraction, one author claims

Lithium mining study is retracted despite authors’ protests

#Retraction #Research #WCRI2026 #WCRI

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Science journals retract 500 papers a month. This is why it matters A small team of volunteers is tracking thousands of falsified studies, including cases of bribery, fraud and plagiarism

Science journals retract 500 papers a month. This is why it matters www.thetimes.com/uk/science/a... #science #research #publishing #journals #retraction #ethics

The Peer‑Review Problem and the Explosion of Retractions: News Article - Independent Institute “What is often forgotten in peer review are the extraordinary effects of groupthink in rear-ending the scientific process.” “Groupthink” is the idea that seasoned scientists are too entrenched in thei...

The Peer‑Review Problem and the Explosion of Retractions

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Retraction Note: Rapid and sustained antidepressant effects of intravenous ketamine in treatment-resistant major depressive disorder and suicidal ideation: a randomized clinical trial - BMC Psychiatry BMC Psychiatry -

Paper on antidepressant effects of ketamine retracted from BMC Psychiatry citing concerns about discrepancies in reported results vs. attempt at reproduction attempt by the editors #Retraction #Psychiatry

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Science journals retract 500 papers a month. This is why it matters A small team of volunteers is tracking thousands of falsified studies, including cases of bribery, fraud and plagiarism

The folks at #Retraction #Watch are my #science #heroes, detecting #falsified scientific studies. Follow the link to read about all that they do: www.thetimes.com/uk/science/a...

Credit in research goes hand in hand with responsibility Trust in science needs researchers, journals and institutions to correct the scientific record quickly and transparently when errors are found.

"Researchers agree to follow a set of behaviours that should amount to the highest standards of integrity. This is what trust in science is built on."

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Penalise ‘retraction hotspot’ universities, says integrity tsar Indian campaigner Achal Agrawal says research watchdog he founded gets tens of tip-offs regarding suspected malpractice every day

Penalise ‘retraction hotspot’ universities, says integrity tsar

#Retraction #ResearchIntegrity #WCRI2026 #WCRI

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"Low awareness, informal channels: How LIS researchers perceive retracted papers and its implications for research integrity"

Liu Yiru, Liu Yi & Yuan Zihan

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"Consequences of undisclosed conflicts of interest in academic publishing"

Lili Yang, Jiamin Lv, Jufang Shao, Panzhi Wang, Siyun Xu and Rongwang Yang

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Retraction of Journal Article on Weed Killer Glyphosate (Roundup™) Safety Sparks Call for Oversight Hearings - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog (Beyond Pesticides, January 12 2026) With a pattern of chemical industry deception of independent scientific review, and the recent retraction of an influential Monsanto ghostwritten article (April 2000) on the weed killer glyphosate (Roundup™), Beyond Pesticides and its network is calling for oversight hearings in Congress. At issue is the reliance of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on industry data and agency collusion with chemical manufacturers on its decisions. Beyond Pesticide is questioning the underlying reliability of the data in addition to limitations of the...

With a pattern of chemical #industry #deception of independent scientific review, & the recent #retraction of an influential Monsanto ghostwritten #article on #glyphosate, Beyond Pesticides & its network call oversight hearings in Congress. #TakeAction #Roundup #EPA ➡️ Blog: https://ow.ly/QTfI50XVFOC

The 5 stages of the ‘enshittification’ of academic publishing Academic publishing now shows the same decline that has hit social media and online marketplaces.

The 5 stages of the ‘enshittification’ of academic publishing
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China ‘marked down’ in scholar’s retraction-adjusted rankings Penalties for withdrawn papers and self-citation proposed by Stanford researcher would hit standing of Chinese universities

China ‘marked down’ in scholar’s retraction-adjusted rankings

#Retraction #Rankings #ResearchIntegrity

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A collage of 6 panels, showing duplicated panels in several figure (fluorescent cells, microscopy photos, western blots), and two tables with repetitive values

The second #retraction for the group of Kalipada Pahan at @rushmedical.bsky.social, with findings by @mumumouse2.bsky.social and myself.

36 of his papers have made it to @pubpeer.com.

Kudos to @pnas.org.

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Early warnings in tweets: detecting pre-retraction signals and their association with retraction timing through natural language processing and survival analysis - Scientometrics This study investigates the early warning signs of scientific paper retractions by analyzing X discourse before formal retraction. Leveraging natural language processing techniques—including sentiment...

Early warnings in tweets: detecting pre-retraction signals and their association with retraction timing through natural language processing and survival analysis link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Opening Pandora’s box: Developing reviewer rhetorical sensitivity through retracted articles Retractions issued for misconduct offer a unique window into how questionable research is rhetorically constructed and made to appear credible. This study investigates how engaging with retracted a...

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"Opening Pandora’s box: Developing reviewer rhetorical sensitivity through retracted articles"

Baraa Khuder

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Update. Watch this division within the #Trump admin. (1) The Trump #EPA still considers #glyphosate to be safe for humans. "An EPA spokesman…said the agency was aware of the article’s #retraction and] said the EPA’s assessment of glyphosate’s risks had not relied solely on the study." (2) But […]

How long should it take to retract a paper with incontrovertible signs of data fabrication? Sleuths think 2 months is too long, particularly when clinical risks are involved. deevybee.blogspot.com/2026/01/an-o...
#retraction #stemcells #cardiology
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Biodiversity benefits of China’s 20-year efforts in forest restoration - Nature Communications This study reports that China’s forest restoration since 2000 has boosted bird biodiversity nationwide, with most species gaining habitat. Both natural and planted forests have proved effective in enh...

Hoffentlich keine #Retraction: "We find substantial #biodiversity benefits linked to the expansion of forest extent and the improvement in forest structure, with 73.6% of avian species experiencing habitat expansion and mean species richness increasing by 2.886 ± 8.418." #China #Biodiversität