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The Retraction Watch Weekly, December 1, 2025 • A 'highly problematic' citation policy at a Saudi university; the researcher trying to get 'race science' papers retracted; a retraction and replacement for contamination
The Retraction Watch Weekly, December 1, 2025
A 'highly problematic' citation policy at a Saudi university; the researcher trying to get 'race science' papers retracted; a retraction and replacement for contamination
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December 1, 2025 at 2:34 PM
The Retraction Watch Weekly, December 1, 2025 • A 'highly problematic' citation policy at a Saudi university; the researcher trying to get 'race science' papers retracted; a retraction and replacement for contamination
The Retraction Watch Weekly, November 24, 2025 • AI unreliable for retractions; COVID vaccines paper scrutiny; research integrity conference hit with AI-generated abstracts; computing society pulls papers after critic convicted of defamation
The Retraction Watch Weekly, November 24, 2025
AI unreliable for retractions; COVID vaccines paper scrutiny; research integrity conference hit with AI-generated abstracts; computing society pulls papers after critic convicted of defamation
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November 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The Retraction Watch Weekly, November 24, 2025 • AI unreliable for retractions; COVID vaccines paper scrutiny; research integrity conference hit with AI-generated abstracts; computing society pulls papers after critic convicted of defamation
The Retraction Watch Weekly, November 17, 2025 • A bug that could affect millions of authors' citation counts; an ethics journal shutters; a BMJ paper earns an expression of concern; how did botanists end up writing an oral cancer case report?
The Retraction Watch Weekly, November 17, 2025
A bug that could affect millions of authors' citation counts; an ethics journal shutters; a BMJ paper earns an expression of concern; how did botanists end up writing an oral cancer case report?
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November 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The Retraction Watch Weekly, November 17, 2025 • A bug that could affect millions of authors' citation counts; an ethics journal shutters; a BMJ paper earns an expression of concern; how did botanists end up writing an oral cancer case report?
The Retraction Watch Weekly, November 10, 2025 • An attempted payoff; a mass resignation; a 'bizarre' paper is retracted; a BMJ paper comes under scrutiny; a review mill may be targeting ob-gyns
The Retraction Watch Weekly, November 10, 2025
An attempted payoff; a mass resignation; a 'bizarre' paper is retracted; a BMJ paper comes under scrutiny; a review mill may be targeting ob-gyns
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November 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The Retraction Watch Weekly, November 10, 2025 • An attempted payoff; a mass resignation; a 'bizarre' paper is retracted; a BMJ paper comes under scrutiny; a review mill may be targeting ob-gyns
The Retraction Watch Weekly, November 3, 2025 • Cureus loses impact factor; Clarivate involved in dubious Iraq awards; a fake reference finder; animal studies of brain injury full of image problems
The Retraction Watch Weekly, November 3, 2025
Cureus loses impact factor; Clarivate involved in dubious Iraq awards; a fake reference finder; animal studies of brain injury full of image problems
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November 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The Retraction Watch Weekly, November 3, 2025 • Cureus loses impact factor; Clarivate involved in dubious Iraq awards; a fake reference finder; animal studies of brain injury full of image problems
The Retraction Watch Weekly, October 27, 2025 • Heart association reviewing award; when researchers are impersonated; an Alzheimer's research retraction; university press says publishing needs 'radical change'; organ donation papers
The Retraction Watch Weekly, October 27, 2025
Heart association reviewing award; when researchers are impersonated; an Alzheimer's research retraction; university press says publishing needs 'radical change'; organ donation papers
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November 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The Retraction Watch Weekly, October 27, 2025 • Heart association reviewing award; when researchers are impersonated; an Alzheimer's research retraction; university press says publishing needs 'radical change'; organ donation papers
The Retraction Watch Weekly, October 20, 2025 • The sex robot researcher who wasn't; Iraqi university incentives and a dean with lots of retractions; 'Study 329' paper earn an expression of concern; sleuth loses paper for duplication
The Retraction Watch Weekly, October 20, 2025
The sex robot researcher who wasn't; Iraqi university incentives and a dean with lots of retractions; 'Study 329' paper earn an expression of concern; sleuth loses paper for duplication
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November 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The Retraction Watch Weekly, October 20, 2025 • The sex robot researcher who wasn't; Iraqi university incentives and a dean with lots of retractions; 'Study 329' paper earn an expression of concern; sleuth loses paper for duplication
The Retraction Watch Weekly, October 13, 2025 • Deputy minister has papers retracted; $1.5 million targeting academic incentives; a "doing the right thing" retraction; editors resign from criminology journal; soil researcher back at a journal
The Retraction Watch Weekly, October 13, 2025
Deputy minister has papers retracted; $1.5 million targeting academic incentives; a "doing the right thing" retraction; editors resign from criminology journal; soil researcher back at a journal
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November 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The Retraction Watch Weekly, October 13, 2025 • Deputy minister has papers retracted; $1.5 million targeting academic incentives; a "doing the right thing" retraction; editors resign from criminology journal; soil researcher back at a journal
The Retraction Watch Weekly, October 6, 2025 • A speedy retraction; more retractions from Duke; citation issues at an earth sciences journal; paper mill operator up to 11 retractions; reviewer who stole paper loses it
The Retraction Watch Weekly, October 6, 2025
A speedy retraction; more retractions from Duke; citation issues at an earth sciences journal; paper mill operator up to 11 retractions; reviewer who stole paper loses it
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November 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The Retraction Watch Weekly, October 6, 2025 • A speedy retraction; more retractions from Duke; citation issues at an earth sciences journal; paper mill operator up to 11 retractions; reviewer who stole paper loses it
The Retraction Watch Weekly, September 29, 2025 • Another way to fake peer reviewers and authors; apple cider vinegar-weight loss study retracted; math has publication fraud, too; vitamin D-COVID-19 paper retracted; publisher threatens lawsuit
The Retraction Watch Weekly, September 29, 2025
Another way to fake peer reviewers and authors; apple cider vinegar-weight loss study retracted; math has publication fraud, too; vitamin D-COVID-19 paper retracted; publisher threatens lawsuit
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November 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The Retraction Watch Weekly, September 29, 2025 • Another way to fake peer reviewers and authors; apple cider vinegar-weight loss study retracted; math has publication fraud, too; vitamin D-COVID-19 paper retracted; publisher threatens lawsuit
The Retraction Watch Weekly, September 22, 2025 • Iraqi physicist fired by government over publishing scam; drug safety database papers flood literature and lead to ban; COVID vaccine paper investigated; remembering a towering figure in publishing
The Retraction Watch Weekly, September 22, 2025
Iraqi physicist fired by government over publishing scam; drug safety database papers flood literature and lead to ban; COVID vaccine paper investigated; remembering a towering figure in publishing
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November 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The Retraction Watch Weekly, September 22, 2025 • Iraqi physicist fired by government over publishing scam; drug safety database papers flood literature and lead to ban; COVID vaccine paper investigated; remembering a towering figure in publishing
The Retraction Watch Weekly, September 15, 2025 • Uncovering an article broker; deputy department chair to lose papers; university vice chancellor's work full of 'tortured phrases'; when you discover you're an author on a paper you've never seen
The Retraction Watch Weekly, September 15, 2025
Uncovering an article broker; deputy department chair to lose papers; university vice chancellor's work full of 'tortured phrases'; when you discover you're an author on a paper you've never seen
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November 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The Retraction Watch Weekly, September 15, 2025 • Uncovering an article broker; deputy department chair to lose papers; university vice chancellor's work full of 'tortured phrases'; when you discover you're an author on a paper you've never seen
The Retraction Watch Weekly, September 8, 2025 • A dean with more than a dozen retractions; 'tin man syndrome' and others papers retracted following our coverage; pricy tool snags more papers
The Retraction Watch Weekly, September 8, 2025
A dean with more than a dozen retractions; 'tin man syndrome' and others papers retracted following our coverage; pricy tool snags more papers
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November 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The Retraction Watch Weekly, September 8, 2025 • A dean with more than a dozen retractions; 'tin man syndrome' and others papers retracted following our coverage; pricy tool snags more papers
The Retraction Watch Weekly, September 1, 2025 • A researcher sues MD Anderson over misconduct findings; a chemist is up to 40 retractions; Cureus makes peer review changes
The Retraction Watch Weekly, September 1, 2025
A researcher sues MD Anderson over misconduct findings; a chemist is up to 40 retractions; Cureus makes peer review changes
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November 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The Retraction Watch Weekly, September 1, 2025 • A researcher sues MD Anderson over misconduct findings; a chemist is up to 40 retractions; Cureus makes peer review changes
The Retraction Watch Weekly, August 25, 2025 • The retractions that took 13 years; cardiologist loses 17 papers; education researcher goes to court over allegations; PLOS One slaps four expressions of concern on papers
The Retraction Watch Weekly, August 25, 2025
The retractions that took 13 years; cardiologist loses 17 papers; education researcher goes to court over allegations; PLOS One slaps four expressions of concern on papers
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November 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The Retraction Watch Weekly, August 25, 2025 • The retractions that took 13 years; cardiologist loses 17 papers; education researcher goes to court over allegations; PLOS One slaps four expressions of concern on papers
The Retraction Watch Weekly, August 18, 2025 • An April Fool's joke plagiarized, say sleuths; George Church earns a retraction; former lab tech earns funding ban; Sage journal retracts 48 papers
The Retraction Watch Weekly, August 18, 2025
An April Fool's joke plagiarized, say sleuths; George Church earns a retraction; former lab tech earns funding ban; Sage journal retracts 48 papers
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November 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The Retraction Watch Weekly, August 18, 2025 • An April Fool's joke plagiarized, say sleuths; George Church earns a retraction; former lab tech earns funding ban; Sage journal retracts 48 papers
The Retraction Watch Weekly, August 11, 2025 • Fraud at scale; 10 retractions for ob-gyn; dean not guilty of plagiarism, says ministry report; help us find more fake citations
The Retraction Watch Weekly, August 11, 2025
Fraud at scale; 10 retractions for ob-gyn; dean not guilty of plagiarism, says ministry report; help us find more fake citations
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November 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The Retraction Watch Weekly, August 11, 2025 • Fraud at scale; 10 retractions for ob-gyn; dean not guilty of plagiarism, says ministry report; help us find more fake citations
The Retraction Watch Weekly, August 4, 2025 • Happy 15th anniversary, RW; Frontiers retracting more than 100 articles; sleuths start to get credit; 27-year-old Nature paper earns expression of concern; sham journal holds paper hostage
The Retraction Watch Weekly, August 4, 2025
Happy 15th anniversary, RW; Frontiers retracting more than 100 articles; sleuths start to get credit; 27-year-old Nature paper earns expression of concern; sham journal holds paper hostage
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November 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The Retraction Watch Weekly, August 4, 2025 • Happy 15th anniversary, RW; Frontiers retracting more than 100 articles; sleuths start to get credit; 27-year-old Nature paper earns expression of concern; sham journal holds paper hostage
The Retraction Watch Weekly, July 28, 2025 • "Arsenic life" paper retracted after 15 years; microbiome company CEO up to four retractions; misconduct at military university; reviewer accused to stealing manuscript; mammography results upheld
The Retraction Watch Weekly, July 28, 2025
"Arsenic life" paper retracted after 15 years; microbiome company CEO up to four retractions; misconduct at military university; reviewer accused to stealing manuscript; mammography results upheld
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November 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The Retraction Watch Weekly, July 28, 2025 • "Arsenic life" paper retracted after 15 years; microbiome company CEO up to four retractions; misconduct at military university; reviewer accused to stealing manuscript; mammography results upheld
The Retraction Watch Weekly, July 21, 2025 • A dean's correction request leads to a retraction; Wake Forest cancer lab blames ‘honest mistakes’ for retractions; Springer Nature to retract machine learning book after our coverage
The Retraction Watch Weekly, July 21, 2025
A dean's correction request leads to a retraction; Wake Forest cancer lab blames ‘honest mistakes’ for retractions; Springer Nature to retract machine learning book after our coverage
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November 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The Retraction Watch Weekly, July 21, 2025 • A dean's correction request leads to a retraction; Wake Forest cancer lab blames ‘honest mistakes’ for retractions; Springer Nature to retract machine learning book after our coverage
The Retraction Watch Weekly, July 14, 2025 • Scrutiny of a Harvard researcher's work; controversy over studying Reddit posts; author discouraged by retraction
The Retraction Watch Weekly, July 14, 2025
Scrutiny of a Harvard researcher's work; controversy over studying Reddit posts; author discouraged by retraction
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November 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The Retraction Watch Weekly, July 14, 2025 • Scrutiny of a Harvard researcher's work; controversy over studying Reddit posts; author discouraged by retraction