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Kate Travis
Verified
Managing Editor, Retraction Watch
Washington
Beats
Biography
I'm a journalist, digital strategist, editor, project manager and product thinker who is passionate about journalism that matters, science and its role for an informed public, creating news and products to serve specific audiences, connecting people and resources, and ensuring newsrooms are spaces for creativity and joy alongside their mission-driven work.
Natural Health, Depression Aliens, The Mystery Loneliness,Psychedelics
Fitnesstechnology
Content
By Kate Travis| Retraction Watch@ The retraction of “a final batch” of 678 articles concludes Sage’s investigation into questionable peer review, citation manipulation, and other signs of paper mill activity at one of its journals, according to the publisher. Sage has been investigating the Journal of Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems (JIFS) since early 2024 for “indicators that raised concerns about the authenticity of the research and the peer review process underlying these articles,” a Sage spokesperson told us.
By Kate Travis| Retraction Watch@ The organization responsible for allocating basic research funding in China has issued misconduct findings against 26 researchers for violations ranging from breach of confidentiality to image manipulation, plagiarism, and buying and selling authorship. The National Natural Science Foundation of China, or NSFC, released the results of 15 misconduct investigations on April 11. Several of the investigations involved teams of researchers and many included specific published papers, 53 in total.
By Kate Travis| Retraction Watch@ The retraction of “a final batch” of 678 articles concludes Sage’s investigation into questionable peer review, citation manipulation, and other signs of paper mill activity at one of its journals, according to the publisher. Sage has been investigating the Journal of Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems (JIFS) since early 2024 for “indicators that raised concerns about the authenticity of the research and the peer review process underlying these articles,” a Sage spokesperson told us.
Company Info
Retraction Watch
Retraction Watch is an online publication dedicated to tracking and reporting retractions in scientific literature. Co-founded in August 2010 by journalists Ivan Oransky and Adam Marcus, the platform has grown significantly since receiving support from the MacArthur Foundation in 2014. This funding facilitated the hiring of additional staff and the establishment of the Center for Scientific Integrity, a non-profit organization that enhances their mission. The core service of Retraction Watch involves monitoring retractions in scientific journals, providing detailed analyses of the reasons behind these retractions, which often highlight issues of misconduct or error in research. They also maintain a comprehensive database cataloging retractions across various scientific fields, which was acquired by CrossRef in 2018. The publication offers daily news and analysis, a newsletter with nearly 6,500 subscribers, and a weekly feature called Weekend Reads that discusses important topics in scientific integrity. Retraction Watch serves a diverse audience, including researchers, journalists, and policymakers, and attracts around 100,000 page views per month.
New York, United States, United States
+1 917-359-2113
Founded: 2010