Articles retraction with Crossref Crossmark and Retraction Watch Database. RWDB

1. Retractions and Crossmark control
EDILSON DAMASIO, Ph.D. / Maringá, Paraná, Brazil / UEM/Crossref Ambassador
• Inform authors/editors/readers about a
retraction or expression of concern is still
a challenge in the scientific environment.
• With research integrity that contains
information from systems and integrity
databases that can be published by
software integration.
• Crossmark is not yet used at a total scale
by editors/journals, the question remains
how to identify in the Research Nexus.
@RetractionWatch
“The Crossmark button gives readers quick and easy access to the current status of an
item of content, including any corrections, retractions, or updates to that record.”
Source: Retraction Watch database RWDB:
http://retractiondatabase.org
• The Retraction Watch Database metadata
with Crossmark.
• It´s possible to use a DOI for a retraction.
• Editors are responsible for the retraction of
information.
• Suggest an alert methodology for readers.
Presented: Crossref Annual Meeting 2022 edamasio@uem.br