{
  "id": 17389242,
  "title": "Weekend reads: Mega-journal on hold at PubMed; 1,400 retractions in one day; ‘I Used AI to Fake a Scientific Paper’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/weekend-reads-mega-journal-on-hold-at-pubmed-1-400-retractions-in-one",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-31T10:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Retraction Watch",
    "slug": "retraction-watch",
    "url": "https://retractionwatch.com/2026/10/31/weekend-reads-mega-journal-on-hold-at-pubmed-1-billion-lawsuit-against-elsevier-tossed-i-used-ai-to-fake-a-scientific-paper/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Our latest roundup from the world of research reveals a few noteworthy stories that you might have missed over the weekend.\n\nFirstly, a Sydney investigation into an astrophysicist is leading to retractions. Meanwhile, a game theory society has decided to withdraw its support for a journal following the latter's failure to renew the contract of its editor-in-chief.\n\nIn a legal matter, a federal U.S. judge has dismissed a $1 billion defamation lawsuit against Elsevier.\n\nElsevier's Springer Nature journal may face a significant setback as it could lose its registry standing for improperly clearing an author of plagiarism. Additionally, the Scientific Reports journal is currently on hold in PubMed while the National Library of Medicine reevaluates the journal.\n\nThe Hijacked Journal Checker now lists over 450 entries, bringing the total number of retractions in the Retraction Watch Database to over 68,000. The COVID-19 retractions are nearing 800, and more than 50 entries have been added to the mass resignations list.\n\nSome notable stories outside of Retraction Watch include researchers using AI to fabricate a scientific paper and the implications that comes with it. The ADA has acknowledged that unclear policies preceded the ejections of some members.\n\nMoreover, a study has identified \"dominance of scientific elite\" in management research. Lastly, researchers are evaluating the potential of AI in peer review, with Springer Nature and Google DeepMind partnering to create an AI peer review assistant.",
  "summary": "If your week flew by — we know ours did — catch up here with what you might have missed. The week at Retraction Watch featured: In case you missed the news, the Hijacked Journal Checker now has more than 450 entries. The Retraction Watch Database has over 68,000 retractions. Our list of COVID-19 retractions … Continue reading Weekend reads: Mega-journal on hold at PubMed; 1,400 retractions in one…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}