Retractions

When scientific manuscripts are submitted to a journal they have to undergo a peer review process so that the journal can decide whether or not they should publish the article. In…

There are multiple cases of article retractions due to duplicated or manipulated article images which have occurred recently in Life Sciences. These described cases involved…

Publishing research is essential to the growth of the scientific community. Published findings often serve as the basis for future investigations allowing scientists to build on…

One aspect of academic publication that is rarely given any attention, especially in the case of new and early career researchers, is the retraction process. Published articles are…

What would you make of a paper entitled “Rooter: A Methodology for the Typical Unification of Access Points and Redundancy.” How about "On the Emulation of Expert Systems Based on…

A research paper retraction by an academic journal sends a clear message that the validity of the paper has been brought into question. The fellow researchers who may be citing…

When Is a Paper Retraction Warranted? The Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) offers specific guidance as to when journal editors should consider retracting a publication:…

What Is a Retraction? The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) makes a distinction between three types of responses to questionable articles or papers:…

A Contractual Obligation Even though no money usually changes hands between author and journal in the publication of an academic article or research paper, there is still a legal…

Retraction: A Sanction of Last Resort When an academic journal formally retracts an article, it is considered one of the most serious acts that can be taken against an author or…