Reform retractions to make them more transparent

Reform retractions to make them more transparent

Make retractions more transparent

Last year, Quan-Hoang Vuong, who researches scientific-data management, analysed more than 2,000 retraction notices and found that many only included paltry information about why they had been retracted; around 10% gave no reason at all. Vuong recommends that four pieces of information be provided with all retractions, to encourage them when warranted: who initiated it; the cause; whether there is consensus between editors and authors about it; and whether post-publication review was involved.

Nature | 4 min read