Editing Retraction Watch (section)

== Impact ==
Retraction Watch has demonstrated that retractions are more common than was previously thought.<ref name=OakesABSW/> When Retraction Watch was launched, Marcus "wondered if we'd have enough material".<ref name="nyt">{{cite news | work = [[New York Times]] | title = 3 Harvard Researchers Retract a Claim on the Aging of Stem Cells | first= Nicholas | last = Wade | author-link = Nicholas Wade | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/15/science/15retract.html | date = October 14, 2010 | access-date = October 25, 2011}}</ref> It had been estimated that about 80 papers were retracted annually.<ref name=OakesABSW/> However, in its first year, the blog reported on approximately 200 retractions.<ref name="ottawa">{{cite news | work = [[Ottawa Citizen]] | title = Making science transparent | url = https://ottawacitizen.com/health/Making+science+transparent/5244573/story.html | date = August 12, 2011 | access-date = October 25, 2011}}</ref> In October 2019 the Retraction Watch Database reached a milestone 20,000 entries<ref>{{Cite web |last=Oransky |first=Ivan |date=October 17, 2019 |title=Our database just reached a big milestone: 20,000 retractions. Will you help us with the next 20,000 |url=https://retractionwatch.com/2019/10/17/our-database-has-just-reached-a-big-milestone-20000-retractions-will-you-help-us-with-the-next-20000/ |access-date=September 21, 2020 |website=Retraction Watch |language=en-US}}</ref> As of January 2024, it contains over 50,000 entries.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Retraction Watch Database |url=http://retractiondatabase.org/RetractionSearch.aspx? |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=retractiondatabase.org}}</ref>