Article: Why are so many studies being retracted? - And what to do about it

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Why Are So Many Studies Being Retracted?
And what to do about it.

by Jackie Flynn Mogensen

Article discusses study retraction, how much more it happens currently, how much more it should happen and how better tools and greater awareness make it easier to investigate and expose misconduct.

It names solutions like paying sleuths who identify misconduct, publishing raw data to allow more transparency and accountability, and encouraging journals to accept and publish studies with a lack of result.


Why Are So Many Studies Being Retracted? – Mother Jones

 

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The more important question is: why are so many studies published with false data, misleading conclusions, etc, and what to do about that? It's a crime, done for personal gain, and the chances of getting caught are low, and the punishments not enough of a deterrence.