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Elsevier journal retracts 100+ papers for authorship issues, editor conflicts of interest

Science of the Total Environment (STOTEN) has retracted 165 papers this year, most for “suspicious” changes in authorship or editorial conflicts of interest.  The retractions have come after STOTEN was delisted from Clarivate’s Web of Science in November after the index put it on hold due to concerns about article quality. The journal published over … Continue reading Elsevier journal retracts 100+ papers for authorship issues, editor conflicts of interest

Elsevier to ‘soon investigate’ two Macchiarini papers more than a year after retraction request

Elsevier says it will begin investigating two papers coauthored by disgraced surgeon Paolo Macchiarini “soon,” more than a year after two critics of his work formally requested the publisher retract the articles — and nearly a decade after two institutions found him guilty of misconduct for related work.  The papers, published in Biomaterials in 2009 … Continue reading Elsevier to ‘soon investigate’ two Macchiarini papers more than a year after retraction request

Editors of economics journal resign after Elsevier doesn’t renew EIC’s contract

Six editors and nearly 60 advisory editors of Games and Economic Behavior resigned after the journal’s publisher decided not to renew the editor-in-chief’s contract.  In late July, Elsevier told Hervé Moulin, a business professor of the University of Glasgow, his six-year tenure as editor-in-chief of the journal would end in December. Moulin told Retraction Watch … Continue reading Editors of economics journal resign after Elsevier doesn’t renew EIC’s contract

Defamation suit demanding Elsevier retract paper heads closer to trial

A trial date has been set in a $1 billion defamation case against Elsevier that alleges the company published what plaintiffs say was a manipulated study about an air purifying technology over objections from peer reviewers. The case has already cost Elsevier a $10,000 sanction from a judge. Global Plasma Solutions (GPS), which makes air … Continue reading Defamation suit demanding Elsevier retract paper heads closer to trial

Elsevier retracts study tying sudden infant death syndrome to vaccinations

Elsevier has retracted a 2021 study claiming sudden infant death syndrome is linked to vaccines over concerns the paper might influence patient care.   The single-author study, by longtime vaccine critic Neil Z. Miller and published in Toxicology Reports, found 75 percent of SIDS cases reported occurred within seven days of vaccination, suggesting the fatalities are … Continue reading Elsevier retracts study tying sudden infant death syndrome to vaccinations

Elsevier journal removes two 42-year-old papers on cesium as a cancer treatment

An Elsevier journal has removed two papers on a discredited alternative treatment for cancer nearly half a century after they were published, after researchers found a quarter of patients in case reports of the therapy, cesium chloride, died from taking the substance.  Some alternative medicine advocates marketed cesium chloride as a cancer treatment in the … Continue reading Elsevier journal removes two 42-year-old papers on cesium as a cancer treatment

Elsevier retracts the least and reinstates the most, new analysis finds

While Elsevier outcompetes other publishers in terms of sheer volume, it also has the lowest retraction rate and highest rate of reinstating articles among nine top publishers of scholarly articles, a recent study has found. The study also found a tenth publisher to be an outlier in terms of reasons for retraction.  “Every publisher has … Continue reading Elsevier retracts the least and reinstates the most, new analysis finds

45 editors resign from math journal, former EIC calls Elsevier publisher a ‘mini-dictator’

Forty-five of 48 members of the editorial board of the Journal of Approximation Theory resigned earlier this month for what they called Elsevier’s “concerning and potentially detrimental” decisions regarding the publication.  Paul Nevai, formerly a professor at The Ohio State University, was appointed editor-in-chief of JAT in 1990 and held the position for 35 years … Continue reading 45 editors resign from math journal, former EIC calls Elsevier publisher a ‘mini-dictator’

Soil scientist previously named in citation scandal appointed to editor role at Elsevier journal

A soil scientist who resigned from several journals in 2017 after being linked to manipulated citations has been appointed to the editorial board of a journal copublished by Elsevier and China Science Publishing & Media. International Soil and Water Conservation Research announced in April that Artemi Cerdà would serve as an editorial board member, describing … Continue reading Soil scientist previously named in citation scandal appointed to editor role at Elsevier journal

Authors asked Elsevier to retract papers in 2012. In one case, they’re still waiting. 

Elsevier has retracted two papers for image duplication – 13 years after the authors alerted the journal to issues with the work.  The papers are the third and fourth retractions for a group of researchers in Ireland. The team had asked Elsevier journals to retract five papers in April 2012 — one of which is … Continue reading Authors asked Elsevier to retract papers in 2012. In one case, they’re still waiting.