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Kate Travis

Washington, D.C., United States

Managing Editor at Retraction Watch

Science journalist, editor, product thinker. Managing editor at Retraction Watch. Signal: katetravis.05 - see also https://t.co/Js0lWD2jDA

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  • IQ study retracted in fallout from decades-old misconduct report

    1 week ago | retractionwatch.com | Kate Travis

    The authors of a paper on how motivation influences  intelligence test scores have retracted their paper following the retraction of a 50-year-old study included in their analysis. Part meta-analysis and part longitudinal study, “Role of test motivation in intelligence testing” appeared in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in 2011.

  • Genentech authors flip PNAS study from corrected to retracted following Retraction Watch coverage

    2 weeks ago | retractionwatch.com | Kate Travis

    The authors of a 2006 paper have retracted their article following an extensive correction in January – and a Retraction Watch story noting the correction missed at least one additional issue with the work. “Death-receptor activation halts clathrin-dependent endocytosis,” published in July 2006 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, has been cited 99 times, according to Clarivate’s Web of Science. Most of the authors were affiliated with the biotech company Genentech.

  • Elsevier removes journal from Scopus after Retraction Watch inquiry

    3 weeks ago | retractionwatch.com | Kate Travis

    Elsevier has removed a journal from its Scopus database after Retraction Watch inquired about its review process for the journal, whose editorial board lists fake names and digital fingerprint shows other red flags. Scientific sleuth Anna Abalkina uncovered several issues with Science of Law, which she details in a post published today.

  • How do retractions impact researchers’ career paths and collaborations?

    3 weeks ago | retractionwatch.com | Kate Travis

    Several studies have tackled the issue of what effect a retracted paper has on a scientist’s reputation and publication record. The answer is, by and large, it depends: The contribution the researcher made on the paper, their career stage, the field of study and the reason for the retraction all play a role. Three researchers from New York University’s campus in Abu Dhabi wanted to  better understand how a retraction affects a scientist’s career trajectory and future collaborations.

  • Journal collected $400,000 from papers it later retracted

    1 month ago | retractionwatch.com | Kate Travis

    A Sage journal that holds the distinction of highest number of retracted articles in the Retraction Watch Database likely made in excess of $400,000 in revenue from those papers, by our calculations. We reported in April that the Journal of Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems (JIFS) had retracted 1,561 articles as part of a cleanup operation on likely paper mill activity.

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Kate Travis
Kate Travis @Kate_Travis
19 Mar 25

RT @RetractionWatch: Why do nearly 45,000 scholarly papers cite themselves? @DalmeetS finds out https://t.co/1ICxqMJBow

Kate Travis
Kate Travis @Kate_Travis
17 Jan 25

Today's moment of joy came from @AveryOrrall 's original headline for this story, which sadly did not make the cut: Mistake-fin identity: Correction issued for paper that confused shark species 🦈🤣 https://t.co/sV4nTzysdb

Kate Travis
Kate Travis @Kate_Travis
17 Jan 25

RT @RetractionWatch: Our @ivanoransky will be on @scifri today. Tune in! https://t.co/sVVi1EE3Ab