Case file · reviewed Nov 5, 2026
Reviewed: “SCIgen” cites a retracted paper, and here that's fine
The paper was subsequently removed when the publishers were informed that it was a joke paper.[source retracted]
We read the article and the retraction notice and decided no change is needed. The reason is in the case log below.
The source
Cooperative, compact algorithms for randomized algorithms
Rohollah Mosallahnezhad
Applied Mathematics and Computation · published March 2007 · cited 1 times by other papers
Retracted Apr 1, 2007
Date of Article and/or Notice UnknownNotice - Limited or No InformationRemoved
Case log
- FoundFound on SCIgen: the citation is live and nothing near it mentions the retraction.
- ReviewedRead by hand (SCIgen). The article cites the paper to explain that it was removed as a joke paper. That is the right use.
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