2022-10-03
Alas, the actual papers are not yet identified, but Wiley is one of the biggest publishers of science in the world.
And we are not talking about the odd paper - we are talking an initial tranch of over 500 papers published in only the last two years. "Tip of the iceberg" comes to mind.
"Further retractions are expected as the investigation proceeds"
All credit to the publishers for (perhaps belatedly) grasping the nettle.
Money talks as they say, and big money rests upon the publication of such papers. And competition is fierce to get one's work published in reputable journals, so admitting that your reputation may not reflect the reality is a huge move.
Let's hope this signals the breaking of the dam.
The Epoch Times has the story.
Hindawi Blog post by Liz Ferguson, Senior Vice President, Research Publishing, Wiley.
