IEEE retracts over 1,400 conference papers with bought authorships
Publisher IEEE retracted 1,417 conference papers on October 23, six months after researchers flagged fake proceedings whose authorships had been bought.
By GennnAi··1 min read
According to Nature, IEEE has retracted 1,622 of the 2,062 papers flagged by Anna Abalkina and colleagues, who now count over 4,000 fake proceedings co-signed by more than 7,500 researchers from 56 countries. IEEE said the papers breached its publishing principles. Co-author Solal Pirelli calls the move "a drop in the ocean" of dubious conferences and wants all failed-peer-review proceedings retracted. Researcher Marie Kunešová criticized IEEE's statement.
Source: Next, published on November 2, 2026.