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The Retraction Watch Weekly, November 2, 2026
One Springer Nature journal on hold at PubMed, another could lose Norway registry standing; lawsuit against Elsevier tossed; astrophysicist loses more papers; game theory society yanks journal support
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The Retraction Watch Weekly, October 26, 2026
Journal founded by plastic surgeon touts studies of products he’s tied to; thousands of studies violate guidelines; Princeton student stays in spotlight; researcher guilty of ‘extensive’ manipulation
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The Retraction Watch Weekly, October 19, 2026
A ‘Springer’ offering authorship for sale goes dark; authors respond with ‘a bit like a threat’; editor in chief resigns amid probes; Long COVID treatment trial retracted; a journal retracts 100+
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The Retraction Watch Weekly, October 5, 2026
When open data are misused; ‘hot mess’ climate paper retracted; a wrong clinical trial registration number; our new fellowship program; a paper about the role of Retraction Watch
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The Retraction Watch Weekly, September 28, 2026
Theft, forgery, revenge feature in prof’s court case; Elsevier journal retracts more than 100 papers; misconduct case vs. AI expert dropped; Wiley investigates chapter; editor goes above and beyond
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