The Importance of Retractions and the Need to Correct the Downstream Literature

Keywords: accountability—corrigendum—erratum—ethics—retraction The past three to four years has seen—as far as can be perceived—what appears to be an increase in retractions (Fanelli 2013), possibly due to an increase in awareness. This awareness relates to the issues underlying science publishing,...

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Main Author: Jaime A. Teixeira da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SSE 2015-06-01
Series:Journal of Scientific Exploration
Online Access:http://journalofscientificexploration.org/index.php/jse/article/view/882