🗣️"retractions are not simply moral verdicts. They are administrative outcomes embedded in a system shaped by hierarchy, prestige and power."
#AcademicSky #Retractions
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🗣️"retractions are not simply moral verdicts. They are administrative outcomes embedded in a system shaped by hierarchy, prestige and power."
#AcademicSky #Retractions
Preprint server removes study attributing increased infant mortality to vaccines retractionwatch.com/2026/03/02/p...
#Bias #AcademicResearch #ResearchMisconduct #ResearchIntegrity #AcademicSky #Vaccine #Immunization #Infants #ScholarlyPublishing #AcademicPublishing #AcademicChatter #Retractions
Ars Technica Fires Reporter After AI Controversy Involving Fabricated Quotes: futurism.com/artificial-i...
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #AcademicResearch #ResearchMisconduct #ResearchIntegrity #AcademicWriting #AcademicSky #ScholarlyPublishing #AcademicPublishing #AcademicChatter #Retractions
The Lancet ought to be ashamed. A New Yorker Article about an egregious bit of scientifc misconduct, and a far worse coverup. #retractions #medsky archive.is/GA6XV
China to punish universities that fail to sanction research misconduct www.nature.com/articles/d41...
#China #Science #Research #AcademicResearch #ResearchMisconduct #ResearchIntegrity #AcademicSky #ScholarlyPublishing #AcademicPublishing #AcademicChatter #Retractions #ScientificResearch
New Preprint: How Ten #Publishers Retract Research arxiv.org/abs/2602.19197 #retractions #scholcomm
📄🔍 Zurückgezogene Artikel zitieren, ohne es zu merken?
Retractions rechtzeitig zu erkennen ist gar nicht so einfach. Allein 2023 wurden weltweit mehr als 10.000 wissenschaftliche Artikel zurückgezogen. Mit Retraction Watch und dem Zotero-Plugin behält man den Überblick und erkennt Retractions […]
Beyond retractions - very proud to have contributed to a new study led by @mcintold.bsky.social on how citation networks and fake funders can build academic careers arxiv.org/abs/2602.14793
#scholcomm #academicpublishing #researchintegrity #retractions
🗣️"retractions are not simply moral verdicts. They are administrative outcomes embedded in a system shaped by hierarchy, prestige and power."
#Retractions #ResearchEthics
Little blogpost reporting an analysis of recent (2021-2025) retractions of highly-cited papers in relation to #PubPeer comments. deevybee.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-...
#retractions #publishing
New data suggest that just like regular journals (i.e., non-GlamMagz), also female authors really do seem to publish higher quality articles - which, consequently, leads to fewer #retractions for both:
bjoern.brembs.net/2026/01/retraction-data-...
#womeininstem
👀ICYMI: "retractions are not simply moral verdicts. They are administrative outcomes embedded in a system shaped by hierarchy, prestige and power."
✍️ @curtrice.bsky.social #Retractions #GenderBias
"Retractions do not tell us who is more virtuous. They tell us whose work sits in positions where responsibility, status and scrutiny intersect [--]".
Curt Rice analyses a recent study on #retractions and highlights underlying power structures in #academicpublishing.
@lseimpactblog.bsky.social
Typed a new thing 🤓🔶
We review: Why do published studies become subsequently retracted? We focus on a specific type of research: economic studies in health.
(Spoiler: Retractions were mostly due to errors, but also misconduct 😬)
PDF: rdcu.be/eWswN
#retractions #metascience #healtheconomics #HEOR
💥New: Why is research led by women retracted less frequently?
✍️ @curtrice.bsky.social
#ResearchIntegrity #Retractions #AcademicSky
China ‘marked down’ in scholar’s retraction-adjusted rankings www.timeshighereducation.com/news/china-m...
#Ethics #Research #ResearchEthics #China #Citations #Rankings #Retractions #SelfCitations #ScholarlyPublishing #AcademicPublishing #AcademicSky #AcademicChatter #Publishing
This highlights why having appropriate oversight and expert participation in the development of ethical AI use is critical.
Thanks to Sharon Kabel for her dedication and efforts putting it together.
sharonkabel.com/genai-fraud
#science #peerreview #ai #aihallucinations #fraud #retractions
A propos #retractions
Can't we use a different term for a journal's (long awaited) decision to retract a paper and for authors' prompt decision to retract one of theirs, thank colleagues for helpful criticisms, and submit a revised version?
www.polytechnique-insights.com/en/columns/s...
#Fraud #FraudDetection #ResearchFraud #Science #Research #AcademicResearch #ResearchMisconduct #ResearchIntegrity #AcademicWriting #AcademicSky #ScholarlyPublishing #AcademicPublishing #AcademicChatter #Retractions #PaperMills
Sleuths flag ‘complete mismatch’ in data of BMJ stem cell study retractionwatch.com/2025/11/06/s...
#Science #Research #AcademicResearch #ResearchMisconduct #DataManagement #AcademicWriting #AcademicSky #ScholarlyPublishing #AcademicPublishing #AcademicChatter #Retractions #FalsifyingData #Data
“In my opinion, metric-based recognition without integrity screening can inadvertently legitimize problematic practices. That risk is particularly acute in environments where publication is tied to career progression but where research funding, infrastructure, and oversight remain weak. These […]
“In my opinion, metric-based recognition without integrity screening can inadvertently legitimize problematic practices. That risk is particularly acute in environments where publication is tied to career progression but where research funding, infrastructure, and oversight remain weak. These […]
Low Quality Papers are Flooding the Cancer Literature — Can This #AI Tool Help to Catch Them? (via @nature.com) www.nature.com/articles/d41... #scholcomm #journals #retractions
arxiv.org/abs/2509.184... A different kind of tragedy of the commons #openscience #replication @retractionwatch.com #retractions
Retracted Papers Remain Cited on Wikipedia for Years
A new study linked Wikipedia edits to retraction databases and found 1,181 citations of papers later retracted, with 71.6% deemed problematic and a median persistence of 3.68 years. Read more: getnews.me/retracted-papers-remain-... #wikipedia #retractions
💥New: ChatGPT is blind to bad science
✍️ @yelusikuata.bsky.social & @mikethelwall.bsky.social
#AcWri #SciComm #ChatGPT #Retractions
#Retractions: #ChatGPT Fails to Flag Retracted and Problematic Articles (via The Scientist) & More Headlines www.infodocket.com/2025/09/15/r... #scholcomm #publishing #LLM's
#Wtf??? Come on! #MSM, where are you???
#WeThePeople are #SickOfTheirGaslighting! We want #retractions & #apologies from #POTUS on down through the #ENTIREGOP & #ALLmedia for #blamingDemocrats.
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