Little Office of Research Integrity

Yang, Sahoo, Smith et al, Annals of NY Academy of Sciences, Vol. 974, 110-123 (2002) - Queen's & CANMET:

The authors claim that this work was supported by NASA/AFS Solidification Design Control Consortium (SDCC) through Auburn University. This paper is officially retracted thanks to high standards of the Director of Scientific Publications-

Editor-in-Chief, ANNALS.

It is copied from the following papers:

AFS Transaction 01-120 (page 1 to 12) - NASA/AFS Solidification Design Control Consortium (SDCC)

AFS Transaction 02-109 (page 1 to 7) - NASA/AFS Solidification Design Control Consortium (SDCC)

Light Metals 2002, P. 71-81 (CIM publication)

NOTE: Co-authors Li, Liao, and Shkura are dropped from the Annals paper.

M.Sahoo is associate editor, Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly CMQ)

Program Affected: NASA/AFS Solidification Design Control Consortium (SDCC)

What does the Queen's investigation report say: “.. holus-bolus recycling, with only minor cosmetic alterations, of material published earlier. The scale of this activity is remarkable.” [Queen’s University's investigation report, 2005]