IEEE retracts 1,417 conference papers in one day, the largest bulk retraction on record
asusarla · x · 2026-11-08
IEEE announced on October 28 the retraction of 1,417 conference papers — the largest single bulk retraction by any scholarly publisher. Nature verified the retractions took place on October 23, targeting papers traced to 'paper mills' that sell authorship slots via social-media ads: $43–400 for first-author slots and $11–200 for last-author slots, often for low-quality or fake research. Integrity specialists say IEEE and other publishers are racing to purge problematic conference papers.
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