I think they fudged the data in this paper...
JPK
On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 6:30 PM, David Schuller <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> link: http://iai.asm.org/cgi/reprint/IAI.05661-11v1
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> Ferric C. Fang & Arturo Casadevall
> Retracted Science and the Retraction Index
> Infec. Immun. doi:10.1128/IAI.05661-11
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> Abstract: Articles may be retracted when their findings are no longer
> considered trustworthy due to scientific misconduct or error, they
> plagiarize previously published work, or are found to violate ethical
> guidelines. Using a novel measure that we call the “retraction index,” we
> found that the frequency of retraction varies among journals and shows a
> strong correlation with the journal impact factor.
> ...
>
> (with special attention to Figure 1, Retraction Index vs. Impact Factor)
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