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25,000: That’s how many retractions are now in the Retraction Watch Database – Retraction Watch (April 2021)

Posted by Dr Gary Allen in Research Integrity on May 22, 2021
Keywords: Institutional responsibilities, Journal, Research integrity, Research Misconduct, Research results, Researcher responsibilities

The Linked Original Item was Posted On April 2, 2021

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We reached two milestones this week at Retraction Watch.

We are very big fans of Retraction Watch.  In the last couple of years, we have made two financial contributions to them in recent years.  The Retraction Watch database is a great way to check if a paper you want to reference has been retracted.

Our database — the most comprehensive source for retractions by a wide margin — surpassed 25,000 retractions. And our list of retracted COVID-19 papers, which we’ve maintained for a year, grew past 100 for the first time.

When we launched Retraction Watch in 2010, we, along with many others, thought retractions happened only dozens of times per year. We were wrong, and soon learned that figures had doubled in the first decade of this century, and that no one was keeping close track. The idea for the database was born several years later.

25,000: That’s how many retractions are now in the Retraction Watch Database
We reached two milestones this week at Retraction Watch. Our database — the most comprehensive source for retractions by a wide margin — surpassed 25,000 retractions. And our list of re…

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