Image Manipulation on the Rise: Researcher Forced to Retract 20 Papers
The academic community is under threat as cases of image manipulation are on the rise. Scientific misconduct is gradually overshadowing scientific transparency. Recently a…
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Retractions
How Do Article Retractions Affect Researchers?
We witness misconduct in every field of study and in all walks of life. Although the excuses may vary, humans tend to misbehave and sometimes even justify their misbehavior. Enago…
How Should Researchers Deal with Article Retractions?
Primary research findings are typically published in academic journals as articles. However, even after passing peer-review, retractions in academic journals can follow, even many…
Retractions Due to Fake Peer Reviews
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…
Retractions Due to Image Manipulation by ESL Authors
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…
Analysis of Retractions in Korean Journals
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…
Retraction of Articles Due to Duplication of Content: A Report of Five Recent Cases
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…
Fake Research Papers Published and Retracted
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…
Why Are Journals So Slow to Retract Papers?
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:…
Should Retractions Come with a Penalty?
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:…
The Mystery of Research Paper Retraction
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 Watch: Reports on Retractions of Scientific Papers
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…