The Lab · 2026-04-02 17:57:02 · Retraction Watch
A judge has dismissed a high-stakes legal challenge that sought to force the scientific publisher Elsevier to retract the long-disputed 'Study 329,' a 2001 paper that concluded the antidepressant Paxil was safe and effective for adolescents. The lawsuit, filed under the D.C. Consumer Protection Procedures Act, argued t...
The Lab · 2026-04-04 10:26:52 · Retraction Watch
A citation alert has exposed a network of fake articles, raising urgent questions about who benefits from this manufactured scholarship. This discovery punctuates a week of systemic failures in academic publishing, where a major biology journal effectively 'ghosted' a researcher after holding their paper hostage, and t...
The Lab · 2026-04-08 21:27:13 · Retraction Watch
A scientific journal has ignited a fierce debate over research integrity by publicly naming an independent data sleuth in a correction notice without her permission. The move, which the sleuth has labeled "ethical editorial malpractice," occurred when BMC Nephrology published a correction that included the full text of...
The Lab · 2026-04-15 21:52:24 · Retraction Watch
Retraction Watch, the watchdog tracking scientific retractions, took a central seat at a U.S. Congressional hearing probing systemic failures in academic publishing. Managing editor Kate Travis testified before the House Science Committee's Investigations and Oversight Subcommittee, placing the platform's direct scruti...