Check If a Paper Is Retracted
Enter a DOI or PMID to instantly check retraction status against Retraction Watch database and CrossRef. Never accidentally cite a retracted paper.
Examples: 10.1016/S0140-6736(98)01234-5 · PMID: 12345678
20 credits / checkA Growing Crisis in Research Integrity
Wakefield
Fraudulent autism-vaccine link in The Lancet
Stapel
58 papers retracted for fabricated social psychology data
Macchiarini
Synthetic trachea transplant deaths covered up
Hindawi
Wiley retracts 11,300 papers from compromised journals
Paper Mills
Output doubles every 18 months — 63K+ total retractions
Retracted Papers Worldwide
...and counting. New retractions are issued every day.
Anatomy of a Retraction
The most infamous retraction in medical history — the Wakefield anti-vaccine paper (PMID 9500320). LancetClaw flags it instantly.
PMID 9500320
Ileal-lymphoid-nodular hyperplasia, non-specific colitis, and pervasive developmental disorder in children
Wakefield AJ, Murch SH, Anthony A, et al.
The Lancet, Vol 351, Issue 9103 (1998)
Why Papers Get Retracted
Data fabrication / falsification
Plagiarism
Image manipulation
Unreliable results
Duplicate publication
Ethical violations
Other / undisclosed
Source: Retraction Watch database analysis, 2024. Percentages are approximate and categories overlap.