"According to data from Retraction Watch, papers by published by Chinese authors between 1996 and 2025 were around six times more likely to be retracted than those by American or British ones."
"Even after I decided to reject a manuscript, the system invited another reviewer without my permission."
Retracted scientific papers cited on Wikipedia tend to linger for years, according to a study examining nearly 1,200 citations.
A Cochrane system for checking whether any of its thousands of published reviews include retracted studies has already turned up dozens of reviews that do and will now get closer scrutiny to ensure their results and recommendations hold up.
The Science article found conversing with an AI chatbot called DebunkBot reduced people’s belief in a particular conspiracy theory by an average of 20%. The research was featured in news stories in The New York Times, Washington Post and The Atlantic.
“Four years ago, Woxsen University asked me to publish papers and file patents under their affiliation. I agreed, delivered, and they proudly displayed those publications on their website. Now, after four years, they are denying payment for that work.”
“He calls for retractions of things he does not find ideologically convenient. And he objects to retractions he finds ideologically inconvenient.”
Weekend reads: Uneven sanctions for misconduct; protein name confusion in hundreds of papers; the Journal of Research on Research
A paper about the effects of generative AI use on confidence in work tasks is under investigation after critics raised questions about the study design, data analysis and ethics approval for the research.
Tayor & Francis is investigating two papers about the weed killer Roundup following claims the articles were ghostwritten by the company that developed the herbicide.
A bad reputation and cultural ignorance are probably responsible
Cochrane has implemented a new system for checking whether any of its thousands of published reviews include retracted studies in their analyses, the organization announced today. The effort alread…
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Science has issued an expression of concern for a highly publicized study looking into whether conversations with AI chatbots could convince conspiracy theorists to abandon their beliefs. The move …
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A paper about the effects of generative AI use on confidence in work tasks is under investigation after critics raised questions about the study design, data analysis and ethics approval for the re…
Mike Mozart/Flickr (CC BY 2.0) Tayor & Francis is investigating two papers about the weed killer Roundup following claims the articles were ghostwritten by the company that developed the herbic…
Retracted scientific papers cited on Wikipedia tend to linger on the popular website for years, according to a study examining nearly 1,200 citations. The study’s authors, led by Ph.D. candid…
The editor resigned after the journal’s AI system overrode his selection of referees for a manuscript. His move prompted an internal review of the system.
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Credit: Gage Skidmore/Flickr Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s letter demanding answers from a journal that recently retracted an article about …
