Guide to information sources for Retracted journal articles

The following are additional sources of information.

Blogs
Retraction Watch provides an informed commentary on Retracted journal articles, their authors, and publishers.

• Retraction Watch [ http://retractionwatch.com ]

Organisations
Organisations with a particular interest in the publication and research integrity and usually referenced by publishers.

• Cope on Publication Ethics - COPE [ http://publicationethics.org ]
• International Committee of Medical Journal Editors - ICMJE [ http://www.icmje.org ]
• UK Research Integrity Office [ http://ukrio.org ]

Guidelines
The Retraction Guidelines issued by COPE (2019) set the standard for its members which includes most leading medical publishers.

• COPE Retraction Guidelines 2019 -  Retraction guidelines for scholarly publishing - COPE (publicationethics.org
• UKRIO - Publication of UKRIO Information Note: Guidance for researchers on retractions in academic journals 

Publisher Guidelines
Typically, publishers reference the COPE Retraction Guidelines 2009. These are examples are from major publishers:

• Biomed - Editorial Policies [ https://www.biomedcentral.com/getpublished/editorial-policies#misconduct ]
• BMJ - Correction and retraction policies [ http://authors.bmj.com/postsubmission-journey/correction-retraction-policies ]
• Elsevier - Article Withdraw [ https://www.elsevier.com/about/our-business/policies/article-withdrawal ]

Guides

• Scientific Publications: Retracted Publications and Related Topics. UMass Amhurst Libraries [ http://guides.library.umass.edu/scientificpublication ]