Reducing the Inadvertent Spread of Retracted Science: recommendations from the RISRS report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Retraction is a mechanism for alerting readers to unreliable material and other problems in the published scientific and scholarly record. Retracted publications generally remain visible and searchable, but the intention of retraction is to mark them as "removed" from the citable record of scholarship. However, in practice, some retracted articles continue to be treated by researchers and the public as valid content as they are often unaware of the retraction. Research over the past decade has identified a number of factors contributing to the unintentional spread of retracted research. The goal of the Reducing the Inadvertent Spread of Retracted Science: Shaping a Research and Implementation Agenda (RISRS) project was to develop an actionable agenda for reducing the ina

SUBMITTER: Schneider J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9483880 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature