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Why RFK Jr.’s pick for a vaccine-autism review may be familiar to Retraction Watch readers - hmm? It wouldn’t be because he’s had to make so many retractions would it? Find out from “Retraction Watch”, the authority on the subject. #science #RFKjr #RFKjrAntiScience #vaccines #research #retractions https://retractionwatch.com/2025/03/27/david-geier-retractions-autism-vaccines-rfk-hhs-cdc/
Retraction Watch · Why RFK Jr.’s pick for a vaccine-autism review may be familiar to Retraction Watch readersDavid Geier and his father Mark speak to Fox News in 2022. When it comes to conversations about vaccines and autism, we always have plenty to write about. And the latest news that the Trump adminis…
Greg Cocks Among the World’s Top Researchers 10% Publish At Unrealistic Levels, Analysis Finds
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https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/among-worlds-top-researchers-10-publish-at-unrealistic-levels-analysis-finds/4020962.article <-- shared article
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https://doi.org/10.1080/08989621.2024.2445280 <-- shared paper
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[again, not my usual fare but interesting… the cartoon was added as a bit of facetious fun...]
#papers #publishing #research #publishorperish #metrics #fraud #retractions #academic #researchers #implausible #author #coauthor #newcomers #anomalous #metrics #inflation #career #quality #academia #unrealistic
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Update. "Mixed-gender teams are more likely to face #retractions 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."
https://doi.org/10.1162/qss_a_00353
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Update, on the #CDC order directing staffers to retract pending journal articles that use now-prohibited terms like #transgender and #immigrant (earlier in this thread) …
Bravo to the #BMJ (@bmj_latest) for calling this order "sinister and ludicrous."
https://www.bmj.com/content/388/bmj.r253
"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."
"Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [#CDC] 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.”
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02/01/us/trump-tariffs-news#trump-gender-research
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.
The New York Times · Canada and Mexico Move to Retaliate on Trump Tariff Orders
"The #CDC has instructed its scientists to #retract 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."
https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/faustfiles/114043
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?
www.medpagetoday.comOpinion | CDC Researchers Ordered to Retract Papers Submitted to All JournalsBanned terms must be scrubbed from CDC-authored manuscripts
"Infamous paper that popularized unproven COVID-19 treatment finally retracted"
https://www.science.org/content/article/infamous-paper-popularized-unproven-covid-19-treatment-finally-retracted
An #Elsevier journal retracted two papers because the authors used a certain piece of research #software without a proper #license.
https://retractionwatch.com/2024/11/08/complaint-from-engineering-software-company-prompts-two-retractions/
PS: Would Elsevier retract papers because the authors read some relevant background research through #SciHub?
Retraction Watch · Complaint from engineering software company prompts two retractionsvia FLOW-3D An engineering journal has retracted two papers after a company complained the authors of the articles used its software without a valid license. Both retracted papers were published …
Online tool flags tens of thousands of "high-risk" science articles. Is this the start of the "scientific police force" (SPF)?
"Journals with high rates of suspicious papers flagged by science-integrity start-up"
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03427-w
www.nature.comJournals with high rates of suspicious papers flagged by science-integrity start-upScitility’s tool Argos identifies work whose authors have a record of misconduct.
"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."
HT Retraction Watch
Scientific AmericanAn Influential Study Retracted after 22 Years Reveals Challenges in ScienceThe withdrawal after 22 years of a controversial stem cell paper highlights how perverse incentives can distort scientific progress
I really enjoyed speaking on the ICSSI conference panel (icssi.org) on junk, fraud, retractions, and paper mills; we got lots of great questions and could have kept going all morning! Thanks to Daniel Larremore for the invite and especially Daniel Acuna for organising and chairing.
#Retractions matter for #law and public policy, not just for science.
"Papers used by judge to justify abortion pill suspension retracted"
https://retractionwatch.com/2024/02/06/papers-used-by-judge-to-justify-abortion-pill-suspension-retracted/
Retraction Watch · Papers used by judge to justify abortion pill suspension retractedJames Studnicki A journal and publisher have retracted three papers about abortion, including one that has been used in court cases to support the suspension of FDA approval for mifepristone, aka a…
Big brand spectacular splat.
Do see the retracted article.
NatureRetraction Note: A fractional order nonlinear model of the love story of Layla and Majnun - Scientific Reports
US project seeks standard way to communicate research #retractions
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00014-x
The US National Information Standards Organization (NISO) issued recommendations on how to share information about retractions. Laudable step because there is lots of room for improvements @academicchatter
www.nature.comUS project seeks standard way to communicate research retractionsRetracted papers continue to be cited because notices are unclear and hard to spot. Information scientist Jodi Schneider explains how consistent reporting would help to keep researchers in the loop.
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After reviewing "Remote collaboration fuses fewer breakthrough ideas" more thoroughly, I believe it should be retracted. Here is a write-up of why this is the case:
jrhawley.caRemote collaboration fuses fewer breakthrough ideas? Probably not.An interesting paper was published in Nature two days ago, titled 'Remote collaboration fuses fewer breakthrough ideas'. I believe it should be retracted.
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Update. In medical journals, "women were underrepresented among authors of retracted articles, and, in particular, of articles retracted for #misconduct."
https://www.jmir.org/2023/1/e48529
Journal of Medical Internet ResearchWomen Are Underrepresented Among Authors of Retracted Publications: Retrospective Study of 134 Medical JournalsWe examined the gender distribution of authors of retracted articles in 134 medical journals across 10 disciplines, compared it with the gender distribution of authors of all published articles, and found that women were underrepresented among authors of retracted articles, and, in particular, of articles retracted for misconduct.
Pro tip: If you use #ChatGPT to write a scholarly article, don't leave its "Regenerate Response" link in the final text.
https://futurism.com/the-byte/paper-retracted-authors-used-chatgpt
Futurism · Paper Retracted When Authors Caught Using ChatGPT to Write It