A New Journal Record: Sage Title Retracts 678 More Papers, Tally Over 1,500
(Friday April 18, 2025 @11:20AM (msmash)
from the extent-of-damage dept.)
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- News link: https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/04/18/0459259/a-new-journal-record-sage-title-retracts-678-more-papers-tally-over-1500
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Sage has retracted 678 more papers from the Journal of Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems (JIFS), concluding an investigation that has [1]now purged 1,561 articles -- the most ever removed from a single journal. The publisher, which acquired JIFS from IOS Press in November 2023, began investigating the journal in early 2024 after discovering "indicators that raised concerns about the authenticity of the research and the peer review process."
This final batch follows 467 articles retracted in August and another 416 in January. Problems in the retracted papers included citation manipulation, "tortured phrases," unauthorized third-party involvement in submissions, and evidence suggesting collusion between authors and reviewers. Most authors were from India and China, with some from Pakistan, Turkey, Iran, and Iraq. Cengiz Kahraman of Istanbul Technical University, who authored 20 of the retracted papers, disputed the decision, telling Retraction Watch that Sage acted "without any reason and evidence." The journal has now resumed publishing.
[1] https://retractionwatch.com/2025/04/17/sage-journal-intelligent-fuzzy-systems-retracts-678-more-papers/
This final batch follows 467 articles retracted in August and another 416 in January. Problems in the retracted papers included citation manipulation, "tortured phrases," unauthorized third-party involvement in submissions, and evidence suggesting collusion between authors and reviewers. Most authors were from India and China, with some from Pakistan, Turkey, Iran, and Iraq. Cengiz Kahraman of Istanbul Technical University, who authored 20 of the retracted papers, disputed the decision, telling Retraction Watch that Sage acted "without any reason and evidence." The journal has now resumed publishing.
[1] https://retractionwatch.com/2025/04/17/sage-journal-intelligent-fuzzy-systems-retracts-678-more-papers/
Retracted studies (Score:1)
by BettyJJ ( 2689927 )
[1]https://edition.cnn.com/2024/0... [cnn.com]
The academic publisher Sage Publications has retracted studies used by a Texas judge in a ruling that would suspend federal approval of the abortion pill mifepristone. The retractions, Sage said, were based on unreliable data and conflicts of interest around the authors’ ties to the anti-abortion movement.
[1] https://edition.cnn.com/2024/02/07/health/journal-retractions-mifepristone/index.html
Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear (Score:2)
by OrangAsm ( 678078 )
Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn't commissioned to retract documents, was he?
Nah, Fuzzy Wuzzy was the Peer Reviewer (Score:2)
by david.emery ( 127135 )
Fuzzy Wuzzy was probably a coin-operated automaton: Insert paper, insert money, turn crank. Extract peer review, get published...
The journal has now resumed publishing. Guess they bought a new and improved automaton...
Totally trust worthy guys (Score:1)
We should all totally keep trusting the science.
Anyway, don't forget to get your...6th booster? 7th? Oh, and your flu shot that has a -27% efficacy.
You retards.
Re: (Score:3)
A good example of good science correcting bad science. More reason to trust the scientific process. If the authors really have evidence for their assertions, they can resubmit and republish studies that stand up to open scrutiny.