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One of the world’s top professional societies for scientists and engineers has retracted 1,417 conference papers in one go.

The move was announced in a 28 October statement by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in New York City. It is the largest single bulk retraction issued by any scholarly publisher, research-integrity specialists told Nature .

The IEEE announcement did not identify the affected papers. However, Nature 's news team has verified that IEEE retracted at least 1,417 conference papers on 23 October.…