All retraction articles
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NewsUncovering the fraudsters and their schemes responsible for polluting the scientific literature
Analysis claims poor quality articles containing faked data are in danger of overwhelming journals
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NewsScience retracts controversial ‘arsenic life’ paper 15 years after it was published
Contentious study continues to make waves as authors and researchers argue over whether action is proportionate and beneficial
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NewsChemist found to have falsified data in 42 papers has notched up 13 retractions so far
Investigating committee at Japanese institute found senior scientist Naohiro Kameta solely responsible for the misconduct
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NewsNineteen journals shut down by Wiley following delisting and paper mill problems
Issues with manufactured manuscripts are a problem the whole publishing industry faces
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OpinionHoles in the ‘holey graphyne’ story
The challenges – and importance – of questioning published results
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NewsChina conducts nationwide audit of research misconduct after thousands of papers retracted
Universities must submit a comprehensive list of all retracted academic papers in the past three years along with reasons for the retractions
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NewsInstitute of Physics donates authors fees from retracted papers to publishing charity
IOP Publishing will give fees to the non-profit Research4Life that supports open access publication for scientists in low- and middle-income countries
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NewsRetraction Watch database bought by Crossref
Deal aims to make retractions easier for researchers to spot
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NewsIs scientific fraud getting worse in chemistry papers?
A new study shows an increase in chemistry papers retracted for fraud and experts say scientific publishing is compounding the problem
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NewsStanford president resigns after independent review finds problems with his research
Marc Tessier-Lavigne cleared of fraud or falsification of data, but failures on correcting the scientific record made his position untenable
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NewsMaterials science journal withdraws 500 papers from fake conferences
Off-topic and nonsense articles in Materials Today: Proceedings may have come from conferences that never happened, created by paper mills to ‘launder’ publications
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NewsUnder pressure? Room temperature superconductivity paper retracted over data analysis
Questions over treatment of data led Nature to remove the paper over the authors’ objections
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NewsRoyal Society of Chemistry retracts 70 fake ‘paper mill’ articles
Extensive investigations found systematic production of fraudulent research
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OpinionFrances Arnold’s retraction and the case for slow science
Frances Arnold’s masterful retraction highlights the problems with publication-driven science
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NewsMisconduct not mistakes are the chief reason chemistry papers are retracted
Analysis prompts call for publishers to be more open about the reasons a paper is withdrawn
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News35,000 papers in the biomedical literature might need retracting
Analysis of sample of journals suggests 0.4% of papers may have problematic images
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NewsBizarre chemical structure sinks paper five years later
In a detective story of a retraction, an antimicrobial compound’s eyebrow-raising structure led to allegations of image manipulation
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NewsIndian institute investigates nanoscientists for indiscriminate image manipulation
Four new retractions bring the total for Rashmi Madhuri and Prashant Sharma up to 14, with at least another 50 papers potentially affected
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NewsFake peer review hits RSC journals
Questions over true identity of recommended referees sees inorganic materials papers retracted from PCCP, Chemical Communications and Nanoscale
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NewsInvestigation sheds light on biochemist's misconduct
Frank Sauer claimed to be the victim of sabotage, despite being found responsible for falsifying data and images