January 13, 2016 NISO Webinar: Ensuring the Scholarly Record: Scholarly Retractions, Scientific...

NISO WebinarJanuary 13, 2016

Ivan OranskyCo-Founder, Retraction Watch,

The Center For Scientific IntegrityVice President, Global Editorial Director, MedPage Today

Distinguished Writer In Residence, NYU Journalism Institute@ivanoransky

Retractions, Post-Publication Peer Review, and Fraud: Scientific Publishing’s Wild West

Is This Science Today?

Robots No Longer Considered Harmful

I.P. Freely, Oliver Clothesoff, Jacques Strap, Hugh Jazz, Amanda Huginkiss


Retractions on the Rise

http://pmretract.heroku.com/byyear

http://pmretract.heroku.com/byyear

Post-Publication Peer Review On The Rise

http://nautil.us

Most Retractions Due to Misconduct

PNAS online October 1, 2012

Which Journals Retract?

-Infection and Immunity 2011

What Happens to Retracted Papers’ Citations?

-Assn of College & Research Libraries 2011

What Happens to Retracted Papers’ Citations?

Budd et al, 1999: • Retracted articles received more than 2,000 post-

retraction citations; less than 8% of citations acknowledged the retraction

• Preliminary study of the present data shows that continued citation remains a problem

• Of 391 citations analyzed, only 6% acknowledge the retraction

Do Journals Get the Word Out?

Do Journals Get the Word Out?

“Journals often fail to alert the naïve reader; 31.8% of retracted papers were not noted as retracted in any way.”

One Solution

Contact Info/AcknowledgementsoransiØ[email protected]

http://retractionwatch.com

@retractionwatch

Thanks:

The MacArthur Foundation

The Arnold Foundation

The Helmsley Trust

Nancy Lapid, Reuters Health

http://retractionwatch.com/

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