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Elsevier retracts the least and reinstates the most, new analysis finds. The study also found a tenth publisher to be an outlier in terms of reasons for retraction.

retractionwatch.comElsevier retracts the least and reinstates the most, new analysis findsFrequencies of reasons 10 publishers have given for retracting articles (source). While Elsevier outcompetes other publishers in terms of sheer volume, it also has the lowest retraction rate and hi…

11/5/26, 1:42 pm10 reposts27 likes

Dorothy Bishop

@deevybee.bsky.social

11 May

Interesting to hear Scott Delman equate retraction with misconduct. That just muddies the waters - they should retract papers when editor no longer has confidence in the findings, for whatever reason. Leaving flawed papers in the literature to avoid upsetting authors does a disservice to readers.