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Retraction

A journal's formal withdrawal of a published article whose findings cannot be relied on.

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Definition

Journals retract articles for serious error, misconduct or duplicate publication. A correction or erratum, by contrast, fixes a specific mistake while the article stands.

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Definitions here are general. They do not say what any profession may do in any state; that is set by each state’s law. Back to the full glossary

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