Introduction

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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

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.