Springer Nature reinstates Max Planck's retracted papers, cites human error in 2011 decision
Springer Nature has reinstated two retracted papers by Nobel laureate Max Planck, reversing a 2011 retraction that was attributed to "copyright violations." The publisher now states the original retraction was due to "human error." The reinstatement removes Planck from the Retraction Watch list of Nobelists with retracted papers.
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23 December 2011 This article has been withdrawn due to copyright violation.
06 July 2026 This article has been reinstated. It was retracted as a result of human error in 2011.
After days of scrutiny, Springer Nature has restored two papers by Planck, who won the Nobel for Physics in 1918, reversing a 2011 decision to retract the articles for 'copyright violations.'
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