Retraction Watch — base et guide
A guide to searching the Retraction Watch database for retractions, understanding fields and finding notices associated with a paper.
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Find a retraction and read the original notice
The guide explains database search fields including title, author, journal and identifiers. It states that correction and expression-of-concern coverage is not comprehensive. Match the original paper and notice before describing a reference’s status.
- Purpose
- Finding notices and information on retractions.
- Scope
- Interpret correction and expression-of-concern coverage cautiously.
- Notice title
- A “Correction” or “Erratum” title is not decisive: the guide classifies a notice by its actual explanation when it announces a retraction. Read the notice itself.
Source: Retraction Watch — Database user guide · consulted on - Partial retraction
- The database groups partial retractions with corrections when the article remains present and citable. Identify the affected sections or conclusions before reusing a passage.
Source: Retraction Watch — Database user guide · consulted on
Does no result prove there was no correction?
No. Also check publishers and bibliographic records; the guide explains coverage limits.
Are the blog and database the same activity?
Crossref acquired the database data; the blog and its journalism remain separate.
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