Retraction Watch

“Seven steps for critically analysing research papers.” nature.com/articles/d4158…

“Harvard loses first place in Nature Index” to Chinese institution. nature.com/nature-index/n…

“Identifying Predatory Journals: A Practical Guide for Researchers.” link.springer.com/article/10.100…

“These graphene experts are trying to close the reproducibility gap in 2D materials research.” cen.acs.org/materials/2-d-…

“A loss in court: I am now officially a whistle-blower in the legal sense of the term,” says Raphaël Lévy. raphazlab.wordpress.com/2026/06/15/a-l…

“We talk about peer review as if it were one of the load-bearing pillars of science, as old and as fixed as the scientific revolution itself. It is not.” logullstrandheander.substack.com/p/peer-review-…

“‘As an Associate Editor, do I actually have to read the papers? Or the reviews?’ – A Field Observation on Responsibility Gaps.” linkedin.com/pulse/associat…

“It is an unfortunate reality that metascience and metaresearch are not immune to methodological or reporting issues,” say researchers. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

“Paper Mills and the Fight Against Scientific Fraud.” insideprecisionmedicine.com/topics/precisi…

University teacher “finds his PhD data in another faculty member’s thesis; plagiarism row exposes blind spot in university library.” timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/du-…

University teacher “finds his PhD data in another faculty member’s thesis; plagiarism row exposes blind spot in university library.” timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/du-…

Some Wikipedia citations to retracted papers persist for years, study finds. retractionwatch.com/2026/06/18/som…

“Retractions in Nursing as a Systems Problem: A Journal Systems Framework Perspective.” sigmapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jn…

“Neuroscience journal editor resigns over automation concerns.” thetransmitter.org/publishing/exc…

Economist outs another Indian university’s rankings-boosting scheme when they refuse to pay him. retractionwatch.com/2026/06/16/eco…

“Scammers hijacked the identity of a famous Oregon cancer doctor to pitch ivermectin online.” oregonlive.com/health/2026/06…

“University removes dean for fabricating data” in continued fallout after blogger flagged several researchers. chinadaily.com.cn/a/202606/12/WS… asiae.co.kr/en/article/202…

Journal investigating paper on cognitive impact of generative AI. retractionwatch.com/2026/06/16/tec…

“French physicist and media star loses doctorate after plagiarism investigation” found “copy-pasted material” in two-thirds of his thesis. science.org/content/articl… arretsurimages.net/articles/these…

Publisher investigating two more papers on glyphosate safety over ghostwriting claims. retractionwatch.com/2026/06/15/gly…