Who is behind Retraction Watch?
Try not to panic, but science can sometimes go wide of the target: in 2011, there were 38 retractions for every 100,000 papers published. Retraction Watch, a blog founded by Ivan Oransky, executive editor of Reuters Health, and Adam Marcus, managing editor of Anesthiology News, highlights such errors.
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Who is behind Retraction Watch?
Try not to panic, but science can sometimes go wide of the target: in 2011, there were 38 retractions for every 100,000 papers published. Retraction Watch, a blog founded by Ivan Oransky, executive editor of Reuters Health, and Adam Marcus, managing editor of Anesthiology News, highlights such errors.
What does retraction watch do?
Retraction Watch—http://retractionwatch.com/—is a website that keeps an eye on scientific integrity and helps draw attention to how researchers, journals, and institutions correct the scientific record.
How do I contact my retraction watch?
We’d love to help, so contact us at [email protected].
What is a retraction in news?
In academic publishing, a retraction is the action by which a published paper in an academic journal is removed from the journal.
How do papers get retracted?
When a retraction is applied to academic or scholarly publishing, it indicates that an article was withdrawn from the publication in which it appeared after it was published. A retraction is issued through a decision made by the publication’s editorial board.
Why are papers retracted?
Introduction. Retractions are a permanent means of maintaining the integrity of the scientific literature and necessary to alert the reader to serious problems identified with a published article. The Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) published retraction guidelines in 2009.
How often are papers retracted?
The data confirm that the absolute number of retractions has risen over the past few decades, from fewer than 100 annually before 2000 to nearly 1000 in 2014. But retractions remain relatively rare: Only about four of every 10,000 papers are now retracted.
How do you get retracted papers?
Locating retracted publications in databases
- CAB Abstracts Ebsco. Search for ‘Retracted Article’
- CINAHL Ebsco. ‘This article has been retracted’ is in the title for a few results.
- Engineering Village. Search term ‘Retracted Article’
- Environment Index Ebsco.
- WorldCat.
- GeoRef Ebsco.
- Google Scholar.
- Greenfile Ebsco.
How many papers get retracted?
Why do papers get retracted?
How often do papers get retracted?
How long does it take to retract a paper?
Retractions take time — and some more than others. After the University of Maryland asked 11 journals to take action on 26 papers by cancer researcher Anil Jaiswal, some acted relatively quickly—issuing retractions or corrections within four to six months—while others have not taken any action yet.
What is the Retraction Watch blog?
Retraction Watch. Retraction Watch is a blog that reports on retractions of scientific papers and on related topics. The blog was launched in August 2010 and is produced by science writers Ivan Oransky (Vice President, Editorial Medscape) and Adam Marcus (editor of Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News).
Why did Oransky and Marcus launch Retraction Watch?
Oransky and Marcus were motivated to launch Retraction Watch to increase the transparency of the retraction process.
How many items are in the Retraction Watch Database?
In October 2019 the Retraction Watch Database reached 20000 entries and as of September 2020 it contains 24064 items. Newspapers such as The Washington Post and The Guardian have reported about Retraction Watch. Retraction Watch has been funded by a variety of sources, including donations and grants.
How common are retractions?
Retraction Watch has demonstrated that retractions are more common than was previously thought. When Retraction Watch was launched, Marcus “wondered if we’d have enough material”. It had been estimated that about 80 papers were retracted annually.
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