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Challenge accepted: A reader wrote a program to find fake references in books Retraction Watch

Weekend reads: NEJM launches rival to MMWR; Former NIH official gets expression of concern; ‘1 in 5 chemists’ added errors to papers: study Retraction Watch

Exclusive: American Heart Association reviewing award to rocket scientist with seven retractions Retraction Watch

Despite new retractions, suspect organ transplant papers remain in the literature Retraction Watch

‘Confusing and frankly, disturbing’: When researchers are impersonated Retraction Watch

‘A new low’: Researchers at Iraqi university must cite colleagues, school journals in papers Retraction Watch

Exclusive: Journal to retract Alzheimer’s study after investigation finds misconduct Retraction Watch

Weekend reads: Lawyer sues to retract Paxil paper; most retracted papers have ‘negligible scholarly impact’; the high costs of freely available research Retraction Watch

Deputy minister in Iraq losing papers with signs of paper mill involvement Retraction Watch

Weekend reads: Journal says no to RFK Jr.; another Microsoft quantum computing correction; ‘Journal Impact Nonsense’ Retraction Watch

Less is more: Academic publishing needs ‘radical change,’ Cambridge press report concludes Retraction Watch

‘Cosmic magnet’ study retracted after cleaning agent wipes away results Retraction Watch

Sleuth loses paper for duplicate publication after flagging hundreds of untrustworthy articles Retraction Watch

Exclusive: Iraqi university forcing students to cite its journals to graduate Retraction Watch

Wiley retracts study stolen by reviewer, following Retraction Watch coverage Retraction Watch

Springer Nature book on machine learning is full of made-up citations Retraction Watch

Frontiers to retract 122 articles, links thousands in other publishers’ journals to “unethical” network Retraction Watch

When you discover you’re an author on a paper you’ve never seen Retraction Watch

Iraqi dean earns another retraction for paper posted for sale on Facebook Retraction Watch

A peer-reviewed paper claimed a researcher was an expert in sex robots. He’s not. Retraction Watch

‘Article broker’ in China trying to hook journal editors with fishy publishing deals Retraction Watch

After 15 years of controversy, Science retracts ‘arsenic life’ paper Retraction Watch

Iraqi university dean linked to paper mills has more than a dozen retractions Retraction Watch

Fighting coordinated publication fraud is like ‘emptying an overflowing bathtub with a spoon,’ study coauthor says Retraction Watch

Medical societies call for BMJ to retract ‘misleading and irresponsible’ guideline Retraction Watch

Sage journal retracts nearly 50 papers for signs of paper mill activity Retraction Watch

Weekend reads: Science publishing a ‘hot mess’; AI microscopy ‘indistinguishable’ from real; social media as a bellwether for retractions Retraction Watch

Soil scientist previously named in citation scandal appointed to editor role at Elsevier journal Retraction Watch

‘Tin Man Syndrome’ case plagiarized from hoax, sleuths say Retraction Watch

Exclusive: Iraqi physicist fired by ministry over massive publishing scam Retraction Watch

Happy 15th anniversary, Retraction Watch Retraction Watch

High school student who volunteered at NASA-sponsored lab gets retraction Retraction Watch

A new journal record: Sage title retracts 678 more papers, tally over 1,500 Retraction Watch

Weekend reads: Stopping citation hallucinations; the ‘uncanny valley’ of predatory journals; fighting back against misconduct Retraction Watch

Springer Nature retracted 2,923 papers last year Retraction Watch

Journal collected $400,000 from papers it later retracted Retraction Watch

Cardiology researcher in Italy up to 17 retractions, most for duplication Retraction Watch

New COPE retraction guidelines address paper mills, third parties, and more Retraction Watch

Papers continue to face retractions for failure to license pricy tool Retraction Watch

Springer Nature retracts book with fake citations. Help us find more cases like this. Retraction Watch

Editors of criminology journal resign amid concern about review times Retraction Watch

A ‘joke’: Paper with ‘completely irrelevant’ citations retracted Retraction Watch

Journal issues speedy retraction in less than a day for ‘inadvertent mistake’ Retraction Watch

Guest post: In the name of Scopus, one hijacked journal easily tricks authors Retraction Watch

As a nonsense phrase of shady provenance makes the rounds, Elsevier defends its use Retraction Watch

Authors asked Elsevier to retract papers in 2012. In one case, they’re still waiting. Retraction Watch

Journal tells author it’s retracting three papers for concept that ‘violates’ law of thermodynamics Retraction Watch

Controversial Paxil “Study 329” earns expression of concern after critic sues publisher Retraction Watch

‘Anyone can do this’: Sleuths publish a toolkit for post-publication review Retraction Watch

Exclusive: Journal bans drug safety database papers as they flood the literature Retraction Watch

$1.5 million program targets changes to academic incentives Retraction Watch

University dean’s attempt to correct a paper turns into a retraction Retraction Watch

Duke scientists lose eight papers for alleged image manipulation Retraction Watch

Noticed: Sleuths are starting to get credit for retractions Retraction Watch

Journal investigating placebo effect study following Retraction Watch inquiry Retraction Watch

Do men or women retract more? A study found the answer is … complicated Retraction Watch

Chemist in Japan up to 40 retractions Retraction Watch

Genomics pioneer George Church earns first retraction for anti-aging gene therapy paper Retraction Watch

Clarivate to stop counting citations to retracted articles in journals’ impact factors Retraction Watch

Journal corrects nearly 100 papers after authors fail to disclose they are on the editorial board Retraction Watch

University email addresses no longer effective bulwark against fake peer review Retraction Watch

Why has this microRNA review paper been cited more than 2,000 times? Retraction Watch

Authors defend retracted paper on vitamin D and COVID-19 called ‘deeply bizarre’ by critic Retraction Watch

Meet Retraction Watch’s two new journalists Retraction Watch

Drummond Rennie (1936-2025), in his own words Retraction Watch

ICYMI: Dean under investigation for plagiarism following Retraction Watch story: report Retraction Watch

‘Tin Man Syndrome,’ five other case studies retracted following Retraction Watch coverage Retraction Watch

Wiley journal retracts over 200 more papers Retraction Watch

Exclusive: Cancer researcher sues MD Anderson over misconduct finding Retraction Watch

Genentech authors flip PNAS study from corrected to retracted following Retraction Watch coverage Retraction Watch

Sage journal retracts another 400 papers Retraction Watch

Springer Nature psycholinguistics journal retracts over a dozen articles for authorship, peer review issues Retraction Watch

Top education researcher goes to court over plagiarism claims, university review Retraction Watch

Wake Forest cancer lab blames ‘honest mistakes’ for retractions Retraction Watch

27-year-old Nature paper earns expression of concern Retraction Watch

Elsevier removes journal from Scopus after Retraction Watch inquiry Retraction Watch

Why do nearly 45,000 scholarly papers cite themselves? Retraction Watch

Study on apple cider vinegar for weight loss retracted after many raise concerns Retraction Watch

Meet the first two Retraction Watch Sleuths in Residence Retraction Watch

Dozens of Elsevier papers retracted over fake companies and suspicious authorship changes Retraction Watch

Reviewer accused of stealing manuscript and publishing it as his own denies he refereed it Retraction Watch

Researcher removed from journal masthead, loses three more papers Retraction Watch

Springer Nature to retract machine learning book following Retraction Watch coverage Retraction Watch

Guest post: In defense of direct replication studies (if they even need defending) Retraction Watch

How academic leaders should respond to shock and awe Retraction Watch

Weekend reads: ‘Europe’s largest paper mill?’; the ‘Paper Mill Iceberg’ of cancer research; why is Trump gutting research integrity agencies? Retraction Watch

Former lab tech earns federal funding ban years after leaving science Retraction Watch

Second study using ‘Tin Man Syndrome’ X-ray under scrutiny following Retraction Watch inquiry Retraction Watch

As Springer Nature journal clears AI papers, one university’s retractions rise drastically Retraction Watch

Weekend reads: The top 10 stories of 2024; 31 novels about scientific misconduct; how retractions become weaponized Retraction Watch

Researchers to pull duplicate submission after reviewer concerns and Retraction Watch inquiry Retraction Watch

Evolution journal editors resign en masse to protest Elsevier changes Retraction Watch

Deputy department chair loses paper for image duplication, more retractions to follow Retraction Watch

A Ph.D. in paper mills? Retraction Watch

Apparent NCI director candidate wants ‘open, respectful’ post-publication peer review while promoting anonymous site that calls sleuths a ‘mob’ Retraction Watch

Harvard researcher’s work faces scrutiny after private equity deal Retraction Watch

‘The fraud was not subtle’: Chemist blames students after ten papers retracted Retraction Watch

Indian university’s channel on publisher’s platform disappears Retraction Watch

Weekend reads: How NIH is quietly stalling research; integrity concerns found at clinical trial org; experiments in paid peer review Retraction Watch

Weekend reads: U.S. EPA tells scientists to stop publishing; ‘unreliable’ Tylenol research; Alzheimer’s paper retracted Retraction Watch