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Retraction Watch

Tracking retractions as a window into the scientific process.

  • By Alison Abritis, Ellie Kincaid
  • Based in United States of America
  • Roughly four posts per week
  • First post on

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Most recent posts

More than three decades after misconduct ruling, researcher’s IQ test paper is retracted
A psychology journal has retracted an article on IQ tests nearly 50 years after publication — and more than 35 years after an investigation found the lead author had fabricated data in several other studies. …
On , by Margo Rosenbaum, 1,122 words
Weekend reads: Retraction counts by country; ‘zombie facts;’ false allegations fell president
Dear RW readers, can you spare $25? The week at Retraction Watch featured: ‘Still angry’: Chemist finds his name on a study he didn’t write Sage slaps more than 100 papers from one journal with …
On , by Avery Orrall, 641 words
Who you calling ‘bignose’? Shark paper corrected after species mix-up
Bignose sharkNWFblogs/Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) A case of mistaken identity among sharks has led to a correction that changed, among other content, an article’s title, its abstract and the discussion section. The paper, published in …
On , by Avery Orrall, 508 words