January 13, 2016 NISO Webinar: Ensuring the Scholarly Record: Scholarly Retractions, Scientific Reproducibility, and the Role of Publishers and Libraries

NISO WebinarJanuary 13, 2016

Ivan OranskyCo-Founder, Retraction Watch,

The Center For Scientific IntegrityVice President, Global Editorial Director, MedPage Today

Distinguished Writer In Residence, NYU Journalism Institute@ivanoransky

Retractions, Post-Publication Peer Review, and Fraud: Scientific Publishing’s Wild West

Is This Science Today?

Robots No Longer Considered Harmful

I.P. Freely, Oliver Clothesoff, Jacques Strap, Hugh Jazz, Amanda Huginkiss

Is This Science Today?

Is This Science Today?

Retractions on the Rise

http://pmretract.heroku.com/byyear

Post-Publication Peer Review On The Rise

http://nautil.us

Most Retractions Due to Misconduct

PNAS online October 1, 2012

Which Journals Retract?

-Infection and Immunity 2011

What Happens to Retracted Papers’ Citations?

-Assn of College & Research Libraries 2011

What Happens to Retracted Papers’ Citations?

Budd et al, 1999: • Retracted articles received more than 2,000 post-

retraction citations; less than 8% of citations acknowledged the retraction

• Preliminary study of the present data shows that continued citation remains a problem

• Of 391 citations analyzed, only 6% acknowledge the retraction

Do Journals Get the Word Out?

Do Journals Get the Word Out?

“Journals often fail to alert the naïve reader; 31.8% of retracted papers were not noted as retracted in any way.”

One Solution

Contact Info/AcknowledgementsoransiØ[email protected]

http://retractionwatch.com

@retractionwatch

Thanks:

The MacArthur Foundation

The Arnold Foundation

The Helmsley Trust

Nancy Lapid, Reuters Health