Retraction

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A retraction signals the withdrawal of a scientific article. It shows that the article should not have been published. In particular, if the article has only minor defects, the term "correction" is also used. When an article is withdrawn, a retraction notice will usually appear on the journal's website and in the subsequent issue. Before the widespread use of the Internet for scientific research, researchers had to actively search for these retraction notices . Some journals also state the reason the article was withdrawn.

Fake data, errors, plagiarism , author disputes, or the fact that the study cannot be successfully replicated are some of the reasons that can lead to retraction. Depending on the reason for the retraction, the validity of the article is affected to different degrees.

The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors recommends that withdrawn publications no longer be cited. An exception to this is quoting in connection with the retraction.

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Individual evidence

  1. a b Sara B. Nath, Steven C. Marcus & Benjamin G. Druss: Retractions in the research literature: misconduct or mistakes? In: The Medical Journal of Australia . tape 185 , no. 3 , 2006, p. 152–154 (English, mja.com.au [accessed December 22, 2016]).
  2. ^ Eugene Garfield : How to Avoid Spreading Error Scientists Must Search for Corrections . In: The Scientist . August 10, 1987 (English, full text [accessed December 22, 2016]).
  3. Emma Bilbrey, Natalie O'Dell & Jonathan Creamer: A Novel Rubric for Rating the Quality of Retraction Notices . In: Publications . tape 2 , no. 1 , 2014, p. 14–26 , doi : 10.3390 / publications2010014 (English, full text [PDF; 588 kB ; accessed on December 22, 2016]).
  4. Pierre Azoulay, Jeffrey L. Furman, Joshua L. Krieger, Fiona Murray: Retractions . In: The Review of Economics and Statistics . tape 97 , no. 5 , 2015, p. 1118–1136 (English, Appendix [PDF; 413 kB ; accessed on December 22, 2016]).
  5. ^ A. Mel Cosentino, Diogo Veríssimo: Ending the citation of retracted papers . In: Conservation Biology . tape 30 , no. 3 , 2016, p. 676-678 , doi : 10.1111 / cobi.12676 (English).
  6. ^ International Committee of Medical Journal Editors: Preparing for Submission. G. References . (English, full text [accessed on September 8, 2017]).