‘WithdrarXiv’ database of 14,000 retracted preprints launches

"Researchers have launched a database of more than 14,000 studies that have been withdrawn from the preprint server arXiv since its launch in 1991.

As well as shedding light on why those preprints were pulled from arXiv, the data set — called WithdrarXiv — aims to spur the creation of automated tools that flag potential errors to researchers hoping to submit manuscripts, says Delip Rao, a computer scientist at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, and a co-author of a study describing the tool. Most preprints have not been through formal peer-review or quality-assurance processes...."