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The study compared retraction patterns before and after the 2016 reforms, which prioritized the publication of articles in WoS-indexed journals over non-WoS outputs.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Findings<\/jats:title>\n The analysis identified two key trends: (1) before the 2016 reforms, retractions predominantly involved non-WoS journals (99 non-WoS retractions to 38 WoS retractions), a trend that reversed postreform (16 non-WoS to 35 WoS), and (2) while the total number of WoS-indexed retractions increased after the reforms, the retraction rates for WoS articles remained stable. Post-reform reliance on MDPI journals, which have low retraction rates, partially explains this stability. Excluding MDPI publications, retraction rates for articles and reviews increase by 14.91%, aligning with patterns seen elsewhere.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Research limitations<\/jats:title>\n The study focuses on retractions involving Romanian authors, limiting its generalizability. Furthermore, reliance on database records may not fully capture all retractions.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Practical implications<\/jats:title>\n These findings underscore the need for research policy reforms to consider a broader range of effects, and the need for nuanced interpretations of retraction data, which are influenced by a complex range of factors, including specific publisher practices.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Originality\/value<\/jats:title>\n This research is the first to investigate the complex relationship between research policy reforms, publisher behavior, and retraction trends.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.2478\/jdis-2025-0022","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,4,4]],"date-time":"2025-04-04T05:09:51Z","timestamp":1743743391000},"page":"6-12","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["The role of national research policy and publisher practices in shaping retraction dynamics: A case study of Romania"],"prefix":"10.2478","volume":"10","author":[{"given":"Vasile","family":"Cernat","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of T\u00e2rgu Mure\u015f , N. 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