Shake-up at top psychiatric institute following suicide in clinical trial https://www.ethicalpsychology.com/2023/08/shake-up-at-top-psychiatric-institute.html #InformedConsent #ClinicalTrials #Nonmaleficence #researchethics #Retractions #Suicide #Fraud #Harm

Reducing the residue of #retractions in evidence synthesis: ways to minimise inappropriate citation and use of retracted data. BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine

http://doi.org/10.1136/bmjebm-2022-111921

#research #publishing #integrity #EBM

Poor visibility of #retracted articles: a problem that should no longer be ignored

👉 Christophe Boudry and colleagues call for better identification of #retractedarticles on publishers’ websites and academic databases to avoid propagating scientific error

https://www.bmj.com/content/381/bmj-2022-072929

#retractions #research #publishing #ethics #integrity #citations

This study analyses scientific fraud in the European Union 🇪🇺 by examining #retractions due to Falsification, Fabrication and Plagiarism (FFP):

👉 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-021-03977-0

🇩🇪 is first in the European ranking for FFP, 🇳🇱 in the ranking for FF, and 🇮🇹 in that for #Plagiarism.

Peer review can't work if editors ignore the advice of their reviewers.
https://www.statnews.com/2023/06/09/retracted-suicide-risk-study-how-published/

#PeerReview #Retractions #BadScience

More #sciencefraud

https://newstarget.com/2023-06-07-300-scientific-papers-covid-retracted-for-fraud.html

#covid #retractions #badscience

More #sciencefraud

https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-06-07-300-scientific-papers-covid-retracted-for-fraud.html

#covid #retractions #badscience

Many retracted articles are cited without acknowledging the retraction, notes Ivan Oransky. The Retraction Watch database is linked to many literature databases - you can get alerts to avoid getting caught out.

#UKRIOevents #Retractions #PublicationEthics

Signs of change seen by @ivanoransky - #PublicationEthics "czars": https://www.statnews.com/2018/11/21/research-misconduct-journals-hiring-research-integrity-czars/
- Researchers "doing the right thing" on retractions
#UKRIOevents #Retractions

A major reason for a rise in #Retractions is post-publication #PeerReview, especially in @PubPeer notes @ivanoransky

Sleuths look for anomalies in figures, text, statistics, and data.

https://retractionwatch.com/2018/06/17/meet-the-scientific-sleuths-ten-whove-had-an-impact-on-the-scientific-literature/

#UKRIOevents #PublicationEthics #Whistleblowers

Much misconduct, especially paper mills, is driven by perverse incentives to publish, created by governments - but this is enabled by publishers discussing Impact Factors, citation numbers, and rankings, argues @ivanoransky

#PublicationEthics #Retractions #PublishOrPerish

Many of the common reasons for #retractions are misconduct, says @ivanoransky

Some are detected better than before, e.g. image manipulation/duplication, redundant publication, & plagiarism; some are rising, e.g., fake #PeerReview & #PaperMills.

#UKRIOevents #PublicationEthics

Why are #retractions rising, asks @ivanoransky?

Two main possibilities:
1. More misconduct, which makes up 2/3 of reasons for retraction;
2. Better detection, by sleuths and journals.

#UKRIOevents #RetractionWatch #PublicationEthics

The godfather of retractions, the top dog of watchdogs, Dr. @ivanoransky himself, is our afternoon keynote speaker.

#Retractions are rising, but not enough. About 1/1000 publications are retracted, with a lag. 40,000 total are in the @retractionwatch database. #UKRIOevents

Pulling your hair out because of paper mills? COPE has practical guidance on tackling systematic manipulation of the publication process.

https://doi.org/10.24318/x0mN3xfd

#PublicationEthics #PaperMills #Retractions #CommitteeOnPublicationEthics #C0PE

RT @C0PE
New guidance!
For editors and publishers dealing with paper mills.
- Empowering decision-making at batch level
- Supporting timely investigations
- Practical steps for editors
http://ow.ly/maCW50NZHxb
#PaperMills
#PublicationEthics
#Retractions
#ResearchIntegrity

This paper makes an attempt to improve guidelines that editors could consider when faced with the dilemma of whether to issue an expression of concern (EoC), or not:

:doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/08989621.2023.2206021

At present, the lack of clear #guidelines leads to the authors citing articles whose integrity is under inquiry, calling into question their own work; there are no clear links between EoC n the outgoing document; the announcement of the EoC can hang unchanged for years, etc.

#peerreview #retractions

Our new short study for the special issue of JDIS on the fight against academic #misconduct. We have analyzed 23 retractions in the CB&R journal associated with "paper mills":

👉 https://bit.ly/3Nc7YFv

These #retractions have already accumulated almost 3 hundred #citations according to WoS, and let me remind you that, for example, according to the 🇺🇦 #evaluation system, these papers and citations are Ok, and their authors deserve research grants, bonuses, lifetime allowances...

Sanctioning of 50 journals raises concerns over special issues in ‘mega-#journals’

👉 "When you issue a death penalty to a journal like they’ve done, you create a huge disincentive for publishers to be open and transparent where #papermills and #retractions are concerned"

https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/sanctioning-of-50-journals-raises-concerns-over-special-issues-in-mega-journals/4017315.article#commentsJump

#Clarivate #Webofscience #Hindawi #publishing #research

An audience with Ivan Oransky, Evelyne Decullier and Hervé Maisonneuve, who shared their experiences and best practice of managing cases of publishing and research misconduct, and discussed guidelines and proper behaviour for retraction.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dKC_wp38Yk
#EASEevents #ResearchIntegrity #ResearchMisconduct #Retractions #PublicationEthics #Webinar