Dan and James discuss the Retractobot service, which emails authors about papers they've cited that have been retracted. What should authors do if they discover a paper they've cited has been retracted after they published their paper? Other things they chat about * A listener question about including examiner's comments in thesis * The different types of retractions and thier impact * Why aren't versioning systems more common in scientific publishing? **Other links** **Everything Hertz on social media** - [Dan on twitter](https://www.twitter.com/dsquintana) - [James on twitter](https://www.twitter.com/jamesheathers) - [Everything Hertz on twitter](https://www.twitter.com/hertzpodcast) - [Everything Hertz on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/everythinghertzpodcast/) **[Support us on Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/hertzpodcast) and get bonus stuff!** - $1 per month: A 20% discount on Everything Hertz merchandise, access to the occasional bonus episode, and the the warm feeling you're supporting the show - $5 per month or more: All the stuff you get in the one dollar tier PLUS a bonus episode every month **Citation** Quintana, D.S., Heathers, J.A.J. (Hosts). (2024, February 29) "178: Alerting researchers about retractions", Everything Hertz [Audio podcast], DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/T8HRD