The overall goal of the [[retraction]] process is to enforce academic [[integrity]] in [[scientific research]] and prevent the dissemination of erroneous or [[flawed data]] for the interests of [[reader]]s, [[collaborator]]s, and [[investigator]]s who may otherwise cite these works. In [[2009]], the [[Committee on Publication and Ethics]] (COPE) published [[guideline]]s for [[journal]] [[editor]]s regarding when certain articles should be considered for retraction. Among the reasons listed were [[plagiarism]], the performance of unethical research, if findings were previously published elsewhere, or if there was clear evidence that the presented findings are unreliable, be it because of deliberate misconduct or honest experimental error
((Wager E, Barbour V, Yentis S, Kleinert S. Committee on Publication Ethics Retraction Guidelines
[Internet]. London: Committee on Publishing
Ethics; 2009.))