More than 10k research papers were retracted in 2023 – a new record
More than 10,000 research papers were retracted in 2023 — a new record

        

        
            
        
        
            
                
                    
                        

    
        
            
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                12 December 2023
                
            

            

            
                
                
                    The number of articles being retracted rose sharply this year. Integrity experts say that this is only the tip of the iceberg.
                
            
        
        
            
    
        
            
                
                    Richard Van Noorden
                
                
                
                    
                
            
        
    

        
    
    


            
            


        
            
                
                    
                        

                        
                    
                
            

            
                

                

                
                    The number of retractions issued for research articles in 2023 has passed 10,000 — smashing annual records — as publishers struggle to clean up a slew of sham papers and peer-review fraud. Among large research-producing nations, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Russia and China have the highest retraction rates over the past two decades, a Nature analysis has found.
                    
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                Nature 624, 479-481 (2023)
                doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-03974-8

            
            
                
            

            
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