What do we mean by retraction?

What do we mean by retraction?

1 : an act of recanting specifically : a statement made by one retracting. 2 : an act of retracting : the state of being retracted.

How often are papers retracted?

The data confirm that the absolute number of retractions has risen over the past few decades, from fewer than 100 annually before 2000 to nearly 10. But retractions remain relatively rare: Only about four of every 10,000 papers are now retracted.

What was the main reason of the retraction?

The causes of retraction were classified as: data management, authorship issues, plagiarism, unethical research, journal issues, review process, conflict of interest, other causes, and unknown reasons. Then, misbehaviour was classified as misconduct, suspicion of misconduct or no misconduct suspicion.

How do you get retracted papers?

Locating retracted publications in databasesCAB Abstracts Ebsco. Search for ‘Retracted Article’CINAHL Ebsco. ‘This article has been retracted’ is in the title for a few results. Engineering Village. Search term ‘Retracted Article’Environment Index Ebsco. Search term ‘Retracted Article’ or ‘Retracted’WorldCat. GeoRef Ebsco. Google Scholar. Greenfile Ebsco.