Introduction

Estimated time: 12 minutes

Overview

Questions

• Why might a paper be retracted?
• How do paper retractions relate to integrity?
• What do we mean by research integrity?

Objectives

• Describe factors contributing to paper retractions
• Describe components of research integrity
• Explain how lack of integrity could lead to a paper retraction

Risks of retraction

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Challenge

What are the risks?

Which of the following could result in a paper being retracted?

1. Hallucinated citations
2. Conflict of interest
3. Falsified data
4. Misleading conclusions

Show me the solution

All of these problems could/should require the paper to be retracted.

Key Points

• Papers may be retracted by an author or the journal’s editorial team.
• Integrity concerns may be a factor in retraction.
• There are multiple dimensions to integrity.