India’s retraction crisis casts shadow over science research
A surge in retracted scientific papers, particularly from China, the US, and India, threatens academic integrity. Driven by a 'publish or perish' culture and exploited by paper mills, fraudulent research has severe consequences, exemplified by the MMR vaccine and arsenic-based life debacles. Ranking systems' failure to penalize retractions exacerbates the crisis.
A surge in retracted scientific papers, particularly from China, the US, and India, threatens academic integrity. Driven by a 'publish or perish' culture and exploited by paper mills, fraudulent research has severe consequences, exemplified by the MMR vaccine and arsenic-based life debacles. Ranking systems' failure to penalize retractions exacerbates the crisis.
