Psychology retractions have quadrupled since 1989: study
Marc Hauser. Dirk Smeesters. Diederik Stapel. Psychology has been home to some of the most infamous cases of fraud in recent years, and while it’s just a few bad apples who are spoiling the bunch, the...
View ArticleWeekend reads: Monsanto demands retraction; fast-track peer review for fee...
This week at Retraction Watch featured 43 papers retracted at once for fake peer reviews. Here’s what was happening elsewhere: Monsanto wants a WHO report linking their weed killer to cancer retracted....
View ArticleBeleaguered Förster turns down prestigious professorship, citing personal toll
Jens Förster, a social scientist accused of research misconduct, has turned down a highly coveted — and well-endowed — professorship from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. Foster explained his...
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This week at Retraction Watch featured a sexist peer review seen around the world, and settlement of the malpractice case against Duke and Anil Potti. Here’s what was happening elsewhere: Just 39% of...
View ArticleYet another investigation casts doubt on Förster’s findings; he responds with...
A new group of experts is suggesting there’s something fishy in the body of work of social psychologist Jens Förster. The University of Amsterdam, Förster’s former employer, commissioned three...
View ArticleWeekend reads: California universities battle in court for research dollars;...
This week at Retraction Watch featured a look at the nuances of replication efforts, aka “the replication paradox,” as well as yet another story of fake peer reviews, this time at Hindawi. Here’s what...
View ArticleWeekend reads: Country retraction rankings; social psychology department...
This week at Retraction Watch featured an ironic case of what doesn’t make a journal great, and the retraction of a paper from JAMA. Here’s what was happening elsewhere: Which countries and journals...
View ArticleWeekend reads: Angry meta-analysts; imposter cell lines; when things go wrong
This week at Retraction Watch featured nine more fake peer review retractions, this time from Elsevier, and an update to the retraction count for one-time record holder Joachim Boldt. Here’s what was...
View ArticlePsychologist Jens Forster settles case by agreeing to 2 retractions
Following questions about the veracity of multiple papers by his former employer, high-profile social psychologist Jens Förster has agreed to retract two papers as part of a deal with the German...
View ArticlePsychologist Jens Förster earns second and third retractions as part of...
High-profile social psychologist Jens Förster has earned two retractions following an investigation by his former workplace. He agreed to the retractions as part of a settlement with the German Society...
View ArticleJournals flag two papers by psychologist Jens Förster
Journals have flagged two papers by prominent social psychologist Jens Förster — whose work has been subject to much scrutiny — over concerns regarding the validity of the data. Förster already has...
View ArticlePublisher won’t retract two papers, despite university’s request
Jens Förster, a high-profile social psychologist, has agreed to retract multiple papers following an institutional investigation — but has also fought to keep some papers intact. Recently, one...
View ArticleJournal adds concern notice to paper by psychologist Jens Förster
A social psychology journal has added an expression of concern to a paper by prominent social psychologist Jens Förster, whose work has been subject to much scrutiny. This is the latest in a...
View ArticlePsychologist under fire leaves university to start private practice
Jens Förster, a prominent social psychologist whose work has been subject to much scrutiny, recently left his position at Ruhr-Universität Bochum in Germany to start a private psychology practice....
View ArticleUniversity requests 4th retraction for psychologist under fire
The University of Amsterdam has requested another retraction for a prominent social psychologist, after reviewing the dissertations he supervised while at the university. The university made the...
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