Session on retractions at the European Seminar 2019 chaired by Heather Tierney, COPE Council, with presenter Thed Van Leeuwen, who shares the results of a study of all retracted papers published in journals processed for the Web of Science (WoS). Thed Van Leeuwen describes the reasons for retractions, motivation for retraction and who retracts. Catriona Fennell gives the publisher's perspective on retractions, and Howard Browman shares an update on COPE's revised retractions discussion document.
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To hear Thed Van Leeuwen's presentation, listen from 11:14.
Presentation by Thed Van Leeuwen
Thed Van Leeuwen, Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University, identifies initiators and reasons for retraction in an analysis of retracted papers (PDF)
A publisher's perspective and update of COPE's retraction guidelines
View the presentations given by Catriona Fennell and Howard Browman, who were also speakers at this session on retractions:
- a review of the updated COPE retraction guidelines
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