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petersuber<p>Retractions and failures to replicate are signs of weak research. But they're also signs of laudable and necessary efforts to identify weak research and improve future research. The <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin is systematically weaponizing these efforts to cast doubt on science as such. </p><p>"Research-integrity sleuths say their work is being ‘twisted’ to undermine science."<br><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02163-z" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nature.com/articles/d41586-025</span><span class="invisible">-02163-z</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/DefendResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DefendResearch</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Reproducibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Reproducibility</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Retractions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Retractions</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/TrumpVResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpVResearch</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a></p>
Calishat<p><a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/men" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>men</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>women</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/retractions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retractions</span></a></p><p>"...the researchers found no difference when looking at papers retracted due to mistakes. However, men had higher rates of retraction for misconduct, especially plagiarism and authorship issues."</p><p><a href="https://retractionwatch.com/2025/07/01/men-women-retractions-gender-retraction-ratio/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">retractionwatch.com/2025/07/01</span><span class="invisible">/men-women-retractions-gender-retraction-ratio/</span></a></p>
petersuber<p>Update. "Mixed-gender teams are more likely to face <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/retractions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retractions</span></a> than all-male or all-female teams, while individual authors are less prone to retractions…Male-led publications are often retracted for serious ethical violations, such as data falsification and plagiarism, while female-led publications primarily face procedural errors and updates in rapidly evolving fields. Promoting women to positions of responsibility in mix-collaborations may not only advances gender equity but also the accuracy of the scientific record."<br><a href="https://doi.org/10.1162/qss_a_00353" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">doi.org/10.1162/qss_a_00353</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Gender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gender</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/ScholComm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScholComm</span></a></p>
petersuber<p>Update, on the <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/CDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CDC</span></a> order directing staffers to retract pending journal articles that use now-prohibited terms like <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>transgender</span></a> and <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/immigrant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>immigrant</span></a> (earlier in this thread) … </p><p>Bravo to the <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/BMJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BMJ</span></a> (<span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/bmj_latest" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bmj_latest</span></a></span>) for calling this order "sinister and ludicrous." <br><a href="https://www.bmj.com/content/388/bmj.r253" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">bmj.com/content/388/bmj.r253</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>"This is not how it works. Medically relevant terminology and inclusive language follow evidence based reporting standards or are matters of individual journal style and policy. They do not follow political orders. Similarly, co-authors cannot simply scrub themselves from articles. Authorship gives credit and accountability for the work, and an article’s list of authors does not ghost contributors. If authors wish to withdraw submissions under review at a journal, this process is feasible should all of their co-authors agree. However, if somebody who merits inclusion in the authorship group of an article requests to be removed, even with the approval of the co-authors, this is a breach of publication ethics."</p><p><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Authorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Authorship</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Retractions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Retractions</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/ScholComm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScholComm</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a></p>
petersuber<p>"Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [<a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/CDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CDC</span></a>] were ordered late on Friday to withdraw any pending publications, at any scientific journal, that mention terms such as “transgender,” “immigrant,” “L.G.B.T.” or “pregnant people.”<br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02/01/us/trump-tariffs-news#trump-gender-research" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/live/2025/02/01/us</span><span class="invisible">/trump-tariffs-news#trump-gender-research</span></a> </p><p>When CDC employees were co-authors of such pending papers, they were ordered to write to the journals and ask to be removed as co-authors. When all co-authors were CDC employees, they were ordered to ask the journal to retract the article from consideration.</p><p><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Censorship</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Retractions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Retractions</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/ScholComm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScholComm</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a></p>
petersuber<p>"The <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/CDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CDC</span></a> has instructed its scientists to <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/retract" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retract</span></a> or pause the publication of any research manuscript being considered by any medical or scientific journal, not merely its own internal periodicals…The move aims to ensure that no "forbidden terms" appear in the work. The policy includes manuscripts that are in the revision stages at journal (but not officially accepted) and those already accepted for publication but not yet live."<br><a href="https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/faustfiles/114043" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">medpagetoday.com/opinion/faust</span><span class="invisible">files/114043</span></a></p><p>I trust MedPage Today, where this news appeared. But it only cites the author's Substack newsletter, which in turn cites nothing. Can anyone confirm this report?</p><p><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Retractions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Retractions</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/ScholComm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScholComm</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a></p>
petersuber<p>"Infamous paper that popularized unproven COVID-19 treatment finally retracted"<br><a href="https://www.science.org/content/article/infamous-paper-popularized-unproven-covid-19-treatment-finally-retracted" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">science.org/content/article/in</span><span class="invisible">famous-paper-popularized-unproven-covid-19-treatment-finally-retracted</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Covid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Covid</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Hydroxychloroquine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hydroxychloroquine</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Pandemic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pandemic</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Retractions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Retractions</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/ScholComm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScholComm</span></a></p>
Steven Saus [he/him]<p>From 19 Nov: Scientist behind superconductivity claims ousted - University of Rochester physicist Ranga Dias made headlines with his controversial claims of high-te... <a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/11/scientist-behind-superconductivity-claims-ousted/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/science/2024/1</span><span class="invisible">1/scientist-behind-superconductivity-claims-ousted/</span></a> <a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>physics</span></a> <a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/ranga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ranga</span></a>-dias <a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/retractions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retractions</span></a> <a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/superconductivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>superconductivity</span></a></p>
petersuber<p>An <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Elsevier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Elsevier</span></a> journal retracted two papers because the authors used a certain piece of research <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>software</span></a> without a proper <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/license" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>license</span></a>. <br><a href="https://retractionwatch.com/2024/11/08/complaint-from-engineering-software-company-prompts-two-retractions/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">retractionwatch.com/2024/11/08</span><span class="invisible">/complaint-from-engineering-software-company-prompts-two-retractions/</span></a></p><p>PS: Would Elsevier retract papers because the authors read some relevant background research through <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/SciHub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SciHub</span></a>? </p><p><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Copyright" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Copyright</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Retractions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Retractions</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/ScholComm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScholComm</span></a> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/openscience" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>openscience</span></a></span></p>
petersuber<p>"It is difficult to say that any of the research integrity challenges raised [by <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a>] are entirely new. Instead, Gen AI and <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/LLMs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LLMs</span></a> facilitate well-trodden ways of cheating…It seems likely that Gen AI played a significant role in the [recent rise in <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/retractions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retractions</span></a>]…It also remains to be seen if the same bad actors are simply able to produce malicious content faster with better tools, or if the accessibility of Gen AI generated a temptation too great for some to ignore."<br><a href="https://ajp.amjpathol.org/article/S0002-9440(24)00365-1/fulltext" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ajp.amjpathol.org/article/S000</span><span class="invisible">2-9440(24)00365-1/fulltext</span></a></p>
beSpacific<p>Sept 2024 issue <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/LLRX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LLRX</span></a> 6 new articles; 6 new columns <a href="https://www.llrx.com" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">llrx.com</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/banking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>banking</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/finance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>finance</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/presentations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>presentations</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/academic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>academic</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/publishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>publishing</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/emergencyalerts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>emergencyalerts</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/TikTok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TikTok</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ban" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ban</span></a>;<br>AI in Finance &amp; Banking; <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Employment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Employment</span></a> resources; <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/How" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>How</span></a> to Sign Up for Local Emergency Alerts Before Natural Disaster Stikes; TikTok ban goes to court; Publish or Perish Mentality <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/retractions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retractions</span></a> undermining <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a>; You want to vote in <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/2024Election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2024Election</span></a> here's how to make sure your vote is heard</p>
Matt Hodgkinson<p>"In June a notice posted on the website of the journal Nature set a new scientific record. It withdrew what is now the most highly cited research paper ever to be retracted."</p><p><a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-retracted-stem-cell-study-reveals-sciences-shortcomings/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">scientificamerican.com/article</span><span class="invisible">/a-retracted-stem-cell-study-reveals-sciences-shortcomings/</span></a></p><p>HT Retraction Watch</p><p><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/PublicationEthics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicationEthics</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/NatureMagazine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NatureMagazine</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/SpringerNature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpringerNature</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/ScientificAmerican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScientificAmerican</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/ResearchIntegrity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResearchIntegrity</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Retractions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Retractions</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/StemCells" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StemCells</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/StemCellScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StemCellScience</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/AdultStemCell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AdultStemCell</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/CatherineVerfaillie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CatherineVerfaillie</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/UniversityOfMinnesota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UniversityOfMinnesota</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/BoneMarrow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BoneMarrow</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/HighImpact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HighImpact</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/PeterAldhous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeterAldhous</span></a></p>
petersuber<p>New study: "Non-selective databases (<a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Dimensions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dimensions</span></a>, <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/OpenAlex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenAlex</span></a>, <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Scilit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scilit</span></a>, and <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/TheLens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheLens</span></a>) index a greater amount of retracted literature than do databases that rely their indexation on venue selection (<a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/PubMed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PubMed</span></a>, <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Scopus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scopus</span></a>, and <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/WoS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WoS</span></a>)…The high coverage of OpenAlex and Scilit could be explained by the inaccurate labeling of retracted documents in <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Scopus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scopus</span></a>, Dimensions, and The Lens."<br><a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11192-024-05034-y" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">link.springer.com/article/10.1</span><span class="invisible">007/s11192-024-05034-y</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Retractions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Retractions</span></a></p>
beSpacific<p>Fake studies have flooded publishers of top <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/scientific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scientific</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/journals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>journals</span></a> leading to thousands of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/retractions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retractions</span></a>, M of $ in lost revenue. Biggest hit has come to <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Wiley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wiley</span></a> 217-year-old <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/publisher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>publisher</span></a> based in Hoboken NJ which announced it is closing 19 journals, some of which were infected by large-scale research <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a>. Wiley has reportedly had to retract more than 11,300 papers recently “that appeared compromised” as <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/generativeAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>generativeAI</span></a> makes it easier for paper mills to peddle fake research. <a href="https://www.wsj.com/science/academic-studies-research-paper-mills-journals-publishing-f5a3d4bc" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wsj.com/science/academic-studi</span><span class="invisible">es-research-paper-mills-journals-publishing-f5a3d4bc</span></a></p>
petersuber<p><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Retractions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Retractions</span></a> should be open (transparent, discoverable). "Any opaque corrective measures in journals whose papers could be cited may negatively impact the wider…literature and community."<br><a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ejn.16330" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10</span><span class="invisible">.1111/ejn.16330</span></a><br>(<a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/paywalled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>paywalled</span></a>)</p>
petersuber<p>New study: Citations to retracted papers "are more likely to come from audiences…unfamiliar with the field of the retracted paper. In addition, we find this association to be much stronger among those citing high-status journals, consistent with the behavior of scientists relying on heuristic search instead of engaged search process."<br><a href="https://doi.org/10.1162/qss_a_00303" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">doi.org/10.1162/qss_a_00303</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>PS: This is a polite way to refer to careless research and the reach for prestige-by-association.</p><p><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Retractions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Retractions</span></a></p>
Matt Willemsen<p>China conducts first nationwide review of retractions and research misconduct<br><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00397-x" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nature.com/articles/d41586-024</span><span class="invisible">-00397-x</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/national" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>national</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/audit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>audit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Review" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Review</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retractions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retractions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/misconduct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>misconduct</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/universities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>universities</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/journals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>journals</span></a></p>
petersuber<p><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Retractions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Retractions</span></a> matter for <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> and public policy, not just for science.</p><p>"Papers used by judge to justify abortion pill suspension retracted"<br><a href="https://retractionwatch.com/2024/02/06/papers-used-by-judge-to-justify-abortion-pill-suspension-retracted/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">retractionwatch.com/2024/02/06</span><span class="invisible">/papers-used-by-judge-to-justify-abortion-pill-suspension-retracted/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Abortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Abortion</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Mifepristone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mifepristone</span></a></p>
petersuber<p>New study: In biochemistry, "compared to non-OA, Gold OA is advantageous in reducing the retraction time of flawed articles."<br><a href="https://www.x-mol.com/paper/1753269538363510784" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">x-mol.com/paper/17532695383635</span><span class="invisible">10784</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/OpenAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenAccess</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Retractions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Retractions</span></a></p>
Brittany Trang<p>Update on the latest <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> misconduct probe:</p><p>Dana-Farber expands studies to be retracted to 6, plus 31 to be corrected over mishandled data </p><p><a href="https://www.statnews.com/2024/01/22/dana-farber-research-retractions-corrections/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">statnews.com/2024/01/22/dana-f</span><span class="invisible">arber-research-retractions-corrections/</span></a> via <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsie.social/@STAT" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>STAT</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/retractions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retractions</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ResearchIntegrity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResearchIntegrity</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/MedMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MedMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cancer</span></a></p>