Retraction Watch and Carla Rossi: Clarification and Facts (Zurich, 2025)
- OProM
- 24 mai
- 1 min de lecture
In 2023, the website Retraction Watch published a short post referencing the so-called “ReceptioGate” and mentioning Prof. Carla Rossi. Although the site is known for tracking retracted scientific papers, in this case no retraction occurred.
The post relied entirely on information previously circulated in personal blogs and social media threads, especially by Peter Kidd, a commercial manuscript dealer and author of mssprovenance, a blog often cited without academic oversight.
Despite these online campaigns, Prof. Rossi’s academic activity has continued without interruption. Since 2023, she has published multiple peer-reviewed books and articles, been invited to international conferences, and has held teaching and research roles in several European institutions.
Key facts:
None of Prof. Rossi’s publications have ever been retracted.
The claims were derived from private blogs, not institutional sources.
No formal retraction or journal review was ever involved.
Retraction Watch echoed unverified online accusations without new evidence.
Retraction Watch does not verify every submission and accepts content outside the field of STEM, despite its name. The post about Prof. Rossi amplified a defamatory campaign disconnected from the standards of scholarly due process.
📌 Academic documentation:
Peer-reviewed publications: https://www.profcarlarossi.info/publications
Detailed chronology of defamatory efforts: https://www.receptiogate.info/timeline
Legal and academic clarification: https://oprom.substack.com/p/documented-timeline-of-the-defamation
Prof. Rossi continues to publish, research, and teach as an internationally recognised scholar.