Restoring Author Integrity & Holding Publishers Accountable
About Us
At Author Integrity Network (AIN), we are committed to defending authors against unjust retractions and promoting transparency in academic publishing. In today’s research landscape, where the pressure to publish is immense and editorial ethics are often questioned, authors can find themselves unfairly targeted by retractions that damage their reputation and career. AIN is here to change that.
Our Mission
We fight for transparency and fairness in academic retractions. Our mission is to ensure that every author facing an unfair retraction receives a fair hearing, legal support, and due process. By advocating for integrity in scholarly publishing, we aim to protect the rights of researchers worldwide and hold publishers accountable to the highest ethical standards.
What We Do
We provide a multi-layered support system for authors who are victims of biased or unjustified retractions. Our platform is a global initiative combining expert evaluations, community participation, legal guidance, and advocacy.
Here’s how we help:
Authors can submit detailed information about their retracted paper and supporting evidence through a secure portal.
Our watchdog initiative tracks publishers’ retraction records and rates journals based on transparency and ethical practices.
We conduct both public peer discussions and independent expert evaluations to assess the fairness of each retraction.
We provide step-by-step appeal guides, pre-drafted legal templates, and connect authors with a network of pro-bono legal professionals.
Why It Matters
The current system leaves authors defenseless when faced with retractions driven by bias, flawed peer reviews, or external pressure.
🔹 Unfair retractions are rising
🔹 Journals often lack accountability
🔹 Researchers face legal and financial barriers to appeal
🔹 The retraction process lacks transparency and oversight
At AIN, we believe that the global academic community deserves a watchdog that stands for fairness, truth, and integrity
Our Vision
We envision a world where no author is unfairly silenced and where retraction decisions are transparent, ethical, and open to due process. We seek to restore balance to academic publishing and ensure that publishers operate with full accountability to the researchers they serve.
How We Work
Authors submit their retraction cases along with evidence.
The academic community and a panel of experts evaluate the case.
Findings and recommendations are published and shared with the relevant journal or publisher.
Where needed, we initiate petitions, media campaigns, or legal steps to challenge unjust retractions.