DARU Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Springer Nature)

Paper criticising post-publication peer review

Corrected · 13 November 2025

SectorAcademic / Research

CountryIran

Document typePeer-reviewed journal article

ConsequenceCorrected

What was fabricated

5 of 17 references do not exist and 3 more have wrong DOIs; one fabricated cite credited Retraction Watch's co-founder with a non-existent article.

What happened as a result

Springer Nature attached an editor's note flagging the fabricated references and AI-generated-text characteristics.

Sources

https://retractionwatch.com/2025/11/21/springer-nature-flags-paper-with-fabricated-reference-to-article-not-written-by-our-cofounder/

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