Retraction notices 75 higher than median
What's new The week of Nov. 2 saw 156 retraction notices, the period's count is complete and current through Nov. 11.
Why it matters This matters because retraction notices indicate that a previously published article has been withdrawn from the scientific record, which can impact the validity of research findings.
The current weekly count of 156 retraction notices is 75 higher than the median weekly count of 81 over the earlier 19 weeks, according to Crossref retraction data from Retraction Watch.
The median weekly count of 81 retraction notices is based on 19 weeks of complete data, with a typical spread of 19 records a week.
The retraction notices are from various journals, including Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research, Pain Research and Management, Journal of Engineering Mathematics, and PLOS One.
The retraction of an article means that it has been withdrawn from the scientific record, often due to errors, inaccuracies, or unethical conduct.
Crossref retraction data is a reliable source for tracking retraction notices, as it is based on data from Retraction Watch and publishers.
Room for disagreement
The weekly count of 156 may not be representative of the overall trend, as it is just one week's data.
About the data
Every figure in this story is read from PostNewz's pn_records table (1932 rows read Nov 12, 4:31 PM UTC): Retraction notices per week; the week of 2026-11-02 holds 156 against a median of 81 over 19 earlier complete weeks (pn_records; complete through 2026-11-11). Prose by Hannah Lowe (pnmaha2-pnj-v32.6, model @cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast, fallback: @cf/deepseek-ai/deepseek-v4.1-flash-1017 was at capacity); numbers checked against the rows by the figure guard; neutrality check passed. All dates and times are UTC.