This document discusses trends in scientific retractions and post-publication peer review. It notes that retractions have been increasing in recent years, with the number of retractions doubling roughly every 8 years. It also discusses how blogs have helped uncover issues with published papers and influenced journals to be more responsive. Finally, it explores new models of post-publication peer review using public commenting and alternative metrics to better evaluate impact after initial publication.

1. We Are All Gatekeepers Now
SoNYC
March 20, 2012
Ivan Oransky, MD
Retraction Watch
Reuters Health

2. Themes
• Retractions by the numbers
• Lessons from arsenic life
• The power of blogs
• Post-publication peer review

3. Retractions on the Rise
-The Wall Street Journal

4. Retractions on the Rise

5. Retractions on the Rise
-Nature

6. Retractions on the Rise
-Neil Saunders

7. The Unofficial Record Holder

8. Which Journals Retract?
-Infection and Immunity 2011

9. Which Journals Retract?

10. Arsenic Life
http://discovermagazine.com

11. Arsenic Life
http://discovermagazine.com

12. Trust Anonymous Whistleblowers
http://www.labtimes.org

13. Blogs Get Aggressive
http://abnormalscienceblog.wordpress.com/

14. Blogs Get Aggressive

15. Blogs Get Aggressive
http://md-anderson-cc.blogspot.com

16. Journals are Listening

17. Retraction Watch

18. Retraction Watch
http://www.nature.com/nm/

19. Retraction Watch
http://www.nature.com/nm/

20. Blog Networks
http://www.scienceonline2012.com

21. Blog Networks
http://blog.wcgworld.com/

23. Post-Publication Peer Review
Nature (22 Dec 2011) doi:10.1038/480449a

24. Post-Publication Peer Review
http://crossref.org/

25. Post-Publication Peer Review

26. Post-Publication Peer Review
http://precedings.nature.com/

27. Post-Publication Peer Review

28. Alt Metrics
http://total-impact.org/

29. Alt Metrics
http://sciencecard.org/

30. Acknowledgements/Contact Info
Thanks to Nancy Lapid of Reuters Health
ivan.oransky@thomsonreuters.com
@ivanoransky (better)