Engineering prof in Italy earns 26 retractions in one fell swoop

Antonio Orlandi

Antonio Orlandi, a professor of electrical engineering at the University of L’Aquila, in Italy, has had 26 papers retracted from a single journal, on a single day.

Orlandi’s retractions come with a twist: He was, until recently, the editor in chief of the journal where the articles appeared, IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. Continue reading Engineering prof in Italy earns 26 retractions in one fell swoop

Tech society retracts 29 articles, ousts three editors for “systematic violation” of peer review policies

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), a scientific society that doubles as one of the world’s largest scientific publishers, is retracting nearly 30 articles from a single journal after finding “evidence of systematic violation of IEEE’s policies governing peer review of articles.”

In a statement, IEEE said: Continue reading Tech society retracts 29 articles, ousts three editors for “systematic violation” of peer review policies