Retraction Watch database bought by Crossref

Crossref, a nonprofit organisation that uses metadata to improve the searchability of research items, has taken over the Retraction Watch database. According to a statement released by the two groups, the deal will ensure the database’s long-term future and keep it free to use.

Retraction Watch is a blog and database run by the Center for Scientific Integrity, which provides details on scholarly papers that have been retracted, and the reasons for those retractions. Crossref is the world’s largest digital object identifier (DOI) registration agency, which holds around 150 million DOI records of scholarly documents like grants and journal articles.