Package index • retraction

Check documents and bibliographies

check_file(): Check a document or bibliography file for retracted references
check_bib(): Check a BibTeX or BibLaTeX bibliography for retracted references
check_dois(): Check a set of DOIs or PMIDs for retraction
check_refs(): Check a data frame of references for retraction
check_zotero(): Check a Zotero library for retracted references
check_preprint(): Check whether a preprint has been withdrawn

check_pmc(): Check the reference lists of open-access PubMed Central articles
pmc_articles(): Per-article open-access summary from a check_pmc() result
pmc_fetch_xml(): Retrieve open-access PMC full-text XML for a PMCID

retracted(): Subset of references flagged as retracted (or otherwise notable).
render_report(): Render a retraction result as an HTML or Markdown report

explain_result(): Explain the verdict for each reference in a result
compare_sources(): Summarize cross-source (dis)agreement in a result
exposure_score(): Retraction-exposure summary, with denominator diagnostics.
classify_timing(): Classify each citation relative to the document's date.
manuscript_date_of(): Best-effort authoring date of a manuscript file (git commit date, else mtime).
snapshot_info(): Report the local snapshot's data version and freshness
badge_json(): Write a shields.io endpoint badge for a checked result.

retraction_watch_save(): Save a checked result as a named watch baseline.
retraction_watch_diff(): Report references newly flagged since the saved baseline.
check_included_studies(): Check the included studies of a systematic review or meta-analysis.

retraction_scan(): Scan files for retracted citations.
retraction_main(): CLI main: scan files and exit per a fail policy.
retraction_knit_check(): Fail (or warn) a knit when the document cites retracted work.
retraction_addin_check_active(): RStudio addin: check retractions in the active source document.
retraction_app(): Launch the retraction triage Shiny app
fail_policy(): A fail policy shared by the CLI, GitHub Action, and knit gate.
evaluate_policy(): Evaluate a checked result against a fail policy

export_result(): Export a checked result to CSV, JSON, or Excel.
annotate_bib(): Annotate a BibTeX/BibLaTeX file, marking retracted entries.
suggest_alternatives(): Suggest alternatives to a retracted work
author_retractions(): Retractions attributed to an author.
journal_retractions(): Retraction summary for a journal.
primary_reason_bucket(): Primary (lossy) reason bucket: the first matching bucket.
reason_buckets(): All matching reason buckets (multi-label).
reason_summary(): Tabulate primary reason buckets across a checked result.

print(<retraction_result>): Print a retraction result.
summary(<retraction_result>): Summarize a retraction result as a status tally.
print(<retraction_review>): Print a systematic-review check, leading with denominators.
as_tibble(<retraction_result>): Coerce a retraction result to a plain tibble.
as.data.frame(<retraction_result>): Coerce a retraction result to a data frame.

retraction_sync(): Download or update a local snapshot of the retraction corpus
retraction_cache_dir(): Location of the retraction cache directory
retraction_clear_cache(): Clear the package cache
retraction_snapshot_parquet(): Export the local snapshot to a Parquet file

retraction_example: Example references for demonstrating retraction checks