The publisher Sage has retracted 209 articles from an engineering journal after an investigation found “compromised peer review or 3rd party involvement,” according to a company spokesperson.
The retractions, all from the International Journal of Electrical Engineering & Education, stem from an investigation that led Sage to retract 122 papers – as well as fire the editor-in-chief and purge the editorial board – in December 2021.
Sage retracted three dozen papers from a different engineering journal in July, and more than 20 others from yet another engineering journal in September. Other publishers have also issued large batches of retractions this year, as the industry continues to grapple with paper mills.
