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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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Nov 2022 14
Dec 2022 28
Jan 2023 22
Feb 2023 18
Mar 2023 25
Apr 2023 25
May 2023 24
Jun 2023 26
Jul 2023 26
Aug 2023 22
Sep 2023 21
Oct 2023 27
Nov 2023 25
Dec 2023 28
Jan 2024 28
Feb 2024 24
Mar 2024 21
Apr 2024 18
May 2024 1

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Most recent posts

A study of C-section scars – in women who hadn’t undergone the surgery
A study purportedly of scars left by caesarean sections included women yet to undergo the surgery, say sleuths. But an investigation into the research by the author’s employer and the journal that published it found …
On , by Holly Else, 727 words
Cureus retracts paper for plagiarism following Retraction Watch inquiries
The journal Cureus has retracted a 2022 paper on cancer and the environment just weeks after Retraction Watch raised questions about apparent plagiarism in the article. As we reported in early April, the paper, “Causes …
On , by Adam Marcus, 294 words
Publisher retracts more than a dozen papers at once for likely paper mill activity
The Scottish Medical Journal has retracted more than a dozen papers dating back to 2020 after concluding the articles were likely produced by one or more paper mills. The articles, all by researchers in China, …
On , by Adam Marcus, 407 words