Crossref Check Retraction
Check whether a published paper (by DOI) has been retracted, withdrawn, corrected, or flagged with an expression of concern, using Crossref's update metadata (sourced from the Retraction Watch database). Returns a clear is_retracted flag plus the list of notices (type, label, the notice's own DOI, and date). Use this as a research-integrity guardrail before citing a paper or relying on its claims — the literature discovery tools (PubMed, OpenAlex, Europe PMC, BGPT) return papers without retract…
Overview
Check whether a published paper (by DOI) has been retracted, withdrawn, corrected, or flagged with an expression of concern, using Crossref's update metadata (sourced from the Retraction Watch database). Returns a clear is_retracted flag plus the list of notices (type, label, the notice's own DOI, and date). Use this as a research-integrity guardrail before citing a paper or relying on its claims — the literature discovery tools (PubMed, OpenAlex, Europe PMC, BGPT) return papers without retraction status. No API key required.
Schema
JSON Schema the agent (or your API call) must match.
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Examples (1)
Default Crossref Check Retraction call
Public-safe example · rate-limited
Identifiers
- Catalog ID
- tu_Crossref_check_retraction
- Tool name
- Crossref_check_retraction
- Added
- 2026-07-29 18:13Z
- Tags
- tooluniverse