As many readers know, we’ve been hard at work curating a comprehensive database of retractions, and are now up to more than 16,000 entries. Despite that large number — as much as triple what you’ll find in commonly used databases — we know there are notices we’re missing.
We’re doing our best to fill in the gaps, but the work will go faster with help. So if you come across a recent or previous retraction, and don’t see it in our database, let us know about it using this form. None of the fields is required, but the more information we have, the quicker we’ll be able to add the relevant details. Please note: This isn’t for papers that you think should be retracted; send us tips about those to [email protected]. (And to answer a question we are often asked: Yes, we plan for an API of the database, once it’s comprehensive.)
Thanks in advance!
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In addition to retractions, does the DB cover all published corrigenda and errata in a systematic way?
Thanks for the question. No. We are committed to covering retractions and expressions of concern comprehensively, but including all corrections is far beyond our resources. We include corrections when they are of papers by an author with retractions.