No evidence of favorable U.S. case law for authors suing journals over retractions and corrections

Jason Michael Chin, Alison Avenell, Euan Fowler

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DOI: 10.31222/osf.io/ht2x6_v1
Published: 2026-10-15
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@article{allodium:10.31222/osf.io/ht2x6_v1,
  title = {No evidence of favorable U.S. case law for authors suing journals over retractions and corrections},
  author = {Jason Michael Chin and Alison Avenell and Euan Fowler},
  year = {2026},
  doi = {10.31222/osf.io/ht2x6_v1},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.31222/osf.io/ht2x6_v1}
}

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TI  - No evidence of favorable U.S. case law for authors suing journals over retractions and corrections
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AU  - Alison Avenell
AU  - Euan Fowler
PY  - 2026
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Chin, J. M., Avenell, A., & Fowler, E. (2026). No evidence of favorable U.S. case law for authors suing journals over retractions and corrections. https://doi.org/10.31222/osf.io/ht2x6_v1

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