Most people would not have been interested in the sins of Ariel Fernández. In 2013 someone suggested that Mr. Fernández, an Argentine scientist, had contributed bad data to a genomics paper. Two of ...

BROOKE GLADSTONE: The discussion of bogus journals you just heard put us in mind of the blog, Retraction Watch, launched in 2010. Its name is self-explanatory. It tracks retractions, specifically from ...

A controversial study about video games and guns titled in part “Boom, Headshot!” has been pulled because of issues with the original data, the website Retraction Watch reported recently. The ...

In a way, science is the pursuit of truth. So why not ensure that what's written about science remains accurate? Enter Retraction Watch, a website dedicated to tracking retractions made by scientific ...

Last week, the coauthor of a widely publicized study from December showing that discussions with gay canvassers could sway voter opinions about gay marriage laws asked the journal that published it to ...

Sign up for The Media Today, CJR’s daily newsletter. Late last month, the editors of The Lancet Oncology published an “expression of concern” regarding a paper ...

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As I blogged yesterday, I have a story in the New York Times today about some scientists who are calling for a reformation of science, pointing to troubling indicators such as the rise in retractions ...