Tag: Research Integrity
Suspicious Preprints Raise Concerns Over Citation Manipulation in Scholarly Publishing
A routine citation check by a data scientist has uncovered a network of fabricated academic papers, raising fresh concerns about the misuse of preprin [...]
Concerns Over Superheavy Element Research Prompt Retractions and Investigations
A series of publications focusing on superheavy elements has come under scrutiny following concerns raised by researchers in the field, resulting in m [...]
Publisher Withdraws Entire Conference Volume Over Authorship Concentration Concerns
A leading scientific publisher has announced the withdrawal of an entire conference proceedings volume after concerns emerged regarding authorship con [...]
Energy Journal Retracts Multiple Papers Over Unapproved Authorship Changes and Questionable Submission Details
A peer-reviewed energy journal published by Elsevier has withdrawn six articles from its 2022 issues after identifying irregularities related to autho [...]
Majority of Editorial Board Quits After Publisher Alters Peer Review Structure and Removes Lead Editor
A substantial portion of the editorial board of Communications in Algebra, a long‑running peer‑reviewed mathematics journal, has resigned in protest a [...]
Publisher Requests Withdrawal Fee After Researcher Disputes Authorship of Journal Article
A researcher in the United States discovered that his name had been listed as the author of a scientific article he had never written or submitted. Wh [...]
Unauthorized Authorship Attribution Leads to Article Removal at JRALS
In a significant breach of research integrity, a psychologist at the Universidad de Las Américas in Chile discovered her identity had been misappropri [...]
Multiple Publications Withdrawn Following Review of Data and Citation Practices
A series of journal articles authored or co-authored by chemist Louis Hitler Muzong have been removed from the scholarly record, with publishers citin [...]
Medical Journal Flags Over 120 Trial Protocol Papers Following Extended Integrity Review
A major medical journal has issued expressions of concern for more than 120 published study protocols after questions were raised about their registra [...]
Intensive Care Journal Retracts AI-Focused Letter After Discovery of Fabricated Citations
A leading critical care journal has withdrawn a letter discussing artificial intelligence applications in intensive care after determining that multip [...]