Has that paper you've been reading been retracted?

A hot topic in the news recently is the increasing number of scientific studies that have been discovered to be wrong and are retracted by their publishers. Following that, the October 2012 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences claims that the majority of retractions are due to some type of misconduct, and not just honest mistakes.

The blog Retraction Watch tracks such retractions and has notified its readers of hundreds of journal-article withdrawals.

Retraction Watch uses the motto "Tracking retractions as a window into the scientific process" because besides allowing you to verify if an article has been retracted, it can also be useful for anyone interested in scientific journalism or the issue of accuracy.

To learn more, check out what people are saying about Retraction Watch.