When measuring the properties of a particular material, you want to make sure your sample is as clean as possible. But sometimes a well-intentioned effort to purify can make things worse. Just ask Lindsay Greer, a professor of materials science at the University of Cambridge. He and his colleagues discovered measurements they reported in 2022 … Continue reading ‘Cosmic magnet’ study retracted after cleaning agent wipes away results| Retraction Watch
A Wiley journal has retracted a paper more than a year after a researcher reported the work was hers and had been stolen by a reviewer for another journal. As we reported in July, Shafaq Aftab, now a lecturer at the University of Central Punjab in Pakistan, contacted Wiley in September 2024 after discovering a … Continue reading Wiley retracts study stolen by reviewer, following Retraction Watch coverage| Retraction Watch
We don’t know if it’s the fastest retraction ever, but the speed is nonetheless notable: A journal retracted a paper 22 hours after a sleuth raised concerns about the article. On August 9 just before noon, John Loadsman, an anesthesiologist and journal editor in Australia, reached out to two journals to notify them of image … Continue reading Journal issues speedy retraction in less than a day for ‘inadvertent mistake’| Retraction Watch
The three-year agreement Wiley has signed in India is part of the Modi government's $750 million 'ONOS' program.| Publishing Perspectives
By Elizabeth Levine In January 2019, the American Philosophical Association will hold its Eastern meeting in New York City. In honor of the One Hundred and Fifteenth meeting, Wiley has compi…| The Philosopher's Eye