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  • Retracted scientific paper persists in new citations, study finds

    Jan 5, 2021 9:15 am by Jodi HeckelResearch
    Information sciences professor Jodi Schneider. Photo by L. Brian Stauffer

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    • Information sciences professor Jodi Schneider. Photo by L. Brian Stauffer

    A small portion of scientific papers are retracted for research that is in error or fraudulent. But those papers can continue to be cited by other scientists in their work, potentially passing along misinformation.