Retraction data points to better identification of scientific misconduct and the negative impact of the publish-or-perish ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A small portion of scientific papers are retracted for research that is in error or fraudulent. But those papers can continue to be cited by other ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

Universities must declare all their retractions and launch investigations into misconduct cases; a Nature analysis reveals that since 2021 there have been more than 17,000 retractions with Chinese ...

However, this ranking contradicts the 2023 Nature publication by Richard Van Noorden, which identified Saudi Arabia as the country with the highest retraction rate, without listing Ethiopia among the ...

Retractions, which have long been associated with misconduct or poor scientific practice, can carry a lot of stigma. As of a decade ago, only about 22% of retractions resulted from authors ...

Call it the retraction that shook the coronavirus world. On June 4, the Lancet, the British medical journal that is one of the most prestigious scientific publications in the world, withdrew a paper ...

Two years ago, Ars published a story about some famous psychology research that smelled… off. Psychologist Nicolas Guéguen’s flashy findings on human sexuality appeared to be riddled with errors and ...

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) is set for a major change. For the first time, negative marking will be introduced for research-related malpractice, including retracted papers and ...

University of Minnesota academics were forced to retract an article they wrote about "structural racism" at the institution because its claims were "inaccurate, misleading, or false," according to a ...