Skip to contentRetraction notices
Retraction reasons
- Investigation by Journal/Publisher32,010 notices
- Unreliable Results and/or Conclusions21,905 notices
- Investigation by Third Party17,881 notices
- Concerns/Issues about Data15,891 notices
- Concerns/Issues about Referencing/Attributions15,279 notices
- Notice - Limited or No Information12,118 notices
- Paper Mill11,798 notices
- Compromised Peer Review11,749 notices
- Concerns/Issues about Peer Review11,694 notices
- Concerns/Issues about Results and/or Conclusions9,970 notices
- Computer-Aided Content or Computer-Generated Content9,232 notices
- Date of Article and/or Notice Unknown7,023 notices
- Duplication of/in Image5,603 notices
- Breach of Policy by Author4,792 notices
- Removed4,067 notices
- Investigation by Company/Institution3,836 notices
- Euphemisms for Plagiarism3,795 notices
- Objections by Author(s)3,731 notices
- Duplication of/in Article3,713 notices
- Concerns/Issues about Image3,592 notices
- Rogue Editor3,452 notices
- Author Unresponsive3,300 notices
- Concerns/Issues about Authorship/Affiliation3,140 notices
- Plagiarism of/in Article2,890 notices
- Lack of IRB/IACUC Approval and/or Compliance2,647 notices
- Original Data and/or Images not Provided and/or not Available2,583 notices
- Unreliable Data2,363 notices
- Upgrade/Update of Prior Notice(s)2,343 notices
- Euphemisms for Duplication2,293 notices
- Plagiarism of Text2,224 notices
- Error in Data2,141 notices
- Updated to Retraction2,075 notices
- Concerns/Issues about Third Party Involvement1,959 notices
- Misconduct by Author1,947 notices
- Concerns/Issues about Article1,802 notices
- Falsification/Fabrication of Data1,738 notices
- Misconduct - Official Investigation(s) and/or Finding(s)1,669 notices
- Informed/Patient Consent - None/Withdrawn1,608 notices
- Error in Image1,552 notices
- Error in Results and/or Conclusions1,493 notices
- Error in Analyses1,484 notices
- Manipulation of Images1,435 notices
- Error in Methods1,309 notices
- Error in Text1,293 notices
- Duplication of Data1,125 notices
- Error by Journal/Publisher1,087 notices
- Retract and Replace1,057 notices
- Results Not Reproducible954 notices
- Conflict of Interest936 notices
- False/Forged Authorship921 notices
- Duplication of Content through Error by Journal/Publisher888 notices
- Plagiarism of Image856 notices
- Objections by Third Party837 notices
- Concerns/Issues about Human Subject Welfare802 notices
- Copyright Claims714 notices
- Ethical Violations by Author696 notices
- Plagiarism of Data652 notices
- Lack of Approval from Author592 notices
- Falsification/Fabrication of Image561 notices
- Duplication of Text500 notices
- Withdrawn to Publish in Different Journal495 notices
- Lack of Approval from Third Party453 notices
- Legal Reasons and/or Threats453 notices
- Taken from Dissertation/Thesis370 notices
- Withdrawn as Out of Date363 notices
- Notice - Lack of361 notices
- Civil Proceedings345 notices
- Investigation by ORI305 notices
- Lack of Approval from Company/Institution302 notices
- Unreliable Image283 notices
- Cites Retracted Work222 notices
- Concerns/Issues about Methods214 notices
- Notice - Unable to Access via current resources206 notices
- Error in Materials205 notices
- False/Forged Affiliation199 notices
- Temporary Removal193 notices
- Contamination of Cell Lines/Tissues172 notices
- Doing the Right Thing142 notices
- Falsification/Fabrication of Results119 notices
- Complaints about Author112 notices
- Bias Issues or Lack of Balance107 notices
- Miscommunication with/by Author106 notices
- Error in Cell Lines/Tissues98 notices
- Contamination of Materials84 notices
- Publishing Ban82 notices
- Criminal Proceedings78 notices
- Misconduct by Third Party51 notices
- Concerns/Issues about Animal Welfare49 notices
- Error by Third Party48 notices
- Manipulation of Results48 notices
- Updated to Correction47 notices
- Transfer of Copyright and/or Ownership43 notices
- Not Presented at Conference38 notices
- Salami Slicing32 notices
- Ethical Violations by Company/Institution/Third Party29 notices
- Objections by Company/Institution29 notices
- Manipulation of Data27 notices
- No Further Action26 notices
- Taken via Peer Review23 notices
- Miscommunication with/by Journal/Publisher20 notices
- Hoax Paper16 notices
- Miscommunication with/by Third Party13 notices
- Miscommunication with/by Company/Institution12 notices
- Nonpayment of Fees and/or Refusal to Pay12 notices
- Euphemisms for Misconduct11 notices
- Complaints about Third Party10 notices
- Taken via Translation9 notices
- Updated to Expression of Concern9 notices
- Misconduct by Company/Institution8 notices
- Complaints about Company/Institution5 notices
- EOC Lifted5 notices
- Sabotage of Materials/Methods1 notice