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US project seeks standard way to communicate research retractions

Retracted papers continue to be cited because notices are unclear and hard to spot. Information scientist Jodi Schneider explains how consistent reporting would help to keep researchers in the loop.
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  1. Dalmeet Singh Chawla

    1. Dalmeet Singh Chawla is a freelance science journalist based in London.

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In a bid to standardize how updates to scientific papers — such as retractions, corrections and expressions of concern — are communicated, the US National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has drawn up recommendations for publishers, journals, funders and others in the science ecosystem.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-00014-x

This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

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