Elsevier journal retracts 100+ papers for authorship issues, editor conflicts of interest
(23 Sep 2026) Science of the Total Environment (STOTEN) has retracted 165 papers this year, most for “suspicious” changes in authorship or editorial conflicts of interest. The retractions have come after STOTEN was delisted from Clarivate’s Web of Science in November after the index put it on hold due to concerns about article quality. The…



