Fewer retractions with open peer-review

Papers with open peer-review reports are less likely to be retracted, says a preprint study. Researchers analysed more than 116,000 papers in Public Library of Science (PLOS) journals and found that among the 40% that opted for publicly available peer-review reports, there were around 100 retractions . There were more than 300 in the closed-review group. It might be that researchers who are confident in their work and who broadly embrace open-science practices are more likely to choose open peer review, says research-integrity specialist and study co-author Matt Spick. In that case, the choice itself could serve as an indicator of article quality.
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Reference: MetaArXiv preprint (not peer reviewed)  

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