Retraction Tools

Configuration File: retraction_tools.json Tool Type: Local Tools Count: 1

This page contains all tools defined in the retraction_tools.json configuration file.

Available Tools

Crossref_check_retraction (Type: RetractionCheckTool)

Check whether a published paper (by DOI) has been retracted, withdrawn, corrected, or flagged wit…

Crossref_check_retraction tool specification

Tool Information:

  • Name: Crossref_check_retraction

  • Type: RetractionCheckTool

  • Description: Check whether a published paper (by DOI) has been retracted, withdrawn, corrected, or flagged with an expression of concern, using Crossref’s update metadata (sourced from the Retraction Watch database).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.

Parameters:

  • doi (string) (required) The DOI of the paper to check, e.g. ‘10.1016/S0140-6736(97)11096-0’. A full https://doi.org/ URL or a ‘doi:’-prefixed value is also accepted.

Example Usage:

query = {
    "name": "Crossref_check_retraction",
    "arguments": {
        "doi": "example_value"
    }
}
result = tu.run(query)