#retraction

Update. New study: "Male first authors have higher #retraction rates, particularly for scientific misconduct such as plagiarism, authorship disputes, ethical issues, duplication, and fabrication/falsification. No significant gender differences were found in retractions attributed to mistakes."

Update. A letter to the editor about a study I posted to this thread 11/23/25: "The suggestion that [the lower #retraction rate for women] is because male researchers undergo more scrutiny, propose bolder ideas and lead larger and more dynamic teams than do female researchers implies that male scientists are better at science. As female scientists, our lived experience points to alternative explanations: elevated rigour and scientific integrity by female scientists or more critical peer review of female-led manuscripts." https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00120-y (#paywalled) #Gender #GenderBias #ScholComm

Some might have seen mention of the retraction (by Springer) of two papers by Max Planck (you know, the Nobel prize winning physicist). There is an interesting summary of arguments and reasons provided by ‘Retraction Watch’ here. https://gizmodo.com/a-physics-giant-had-his-papers-retracted-decades-after-his-death-heres-why-2000778356 Apparently Springer are ‘working hard’ to reverse them 🙄 #Springer #Planck #Retraction #BallsUp