Submission Form for Allegation of Breach in Data Integrity

This form is used to accept allegations of potential academic misconduct regarding papers published in Fertility and Sterility, F&S Science, F&S Reports, and F&S Reviews. Please:

1. Submit 1 form per allegation

2. Be specific and complete in your complaint

3. Allegations must pertain to a published article

ASRM is guided by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) to address such concerns (https://publicationethics.org/). Per COPE principles, each complaint is investigated thoroughly and confidentially, with dignity and respect for all parties.

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* 1. Contact information of person filing complaint. You may submit this form anonymously; however, you must provide your name and contact information in order to receive updates.

Name

Phone number

Institution or affiliation

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* 2. Please provide the citation for the article in question

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* 3. Are you aware of any other retractions or expressions of concern of this author’s work?

Yes, please provide citation(s) for other retracted article(s) by this author

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* 4. Have you filed other complaints about this author to another journal?

Yes (please specify what journal[s])

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* 5. If there are special considerations for this case, please indicate:

There is an external deadline to be considered (please specify date and to whom).

This case involves sensitive information or identifying patient details (please describe).

Other

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* 6. What factors or circumstances led to the submission of this form?

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* 7. Category of complaint (check all that apply). For each choice, please describe the nature of the complaint for that category.

Data fabrication

Data theft

Improbable recruitment

Biologic improbability of findings

Non-complaince with regulatory requirements

Trial was not registered (after September 2007)

Data error

Conclusion not supported by results

Other/not listed above

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* 8. Completely describe all issues identified with this article in prose (not in graphs/charts etc.) [Note: 500 word limit].

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* 9. Upload supporting charts or graphs here to explain your thinking (optional) (1).

Note that you can only upload one file per question, scroll down to add more files or complete the form.