Ivan Oransky — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Co-founder of Retraction Watch, a blog documenting retractions in academic publishing, founded in 2010.
Editor in Chief of The Transmitter.
Distinguished Journalist in Residence at New York University's Arthur Carter Journalism Institute.
Recipient of the 2015 John P. McGovern Medal for excellence in biomedical communication.
Awarded an honorary doctorate in civil laws from The University of the South (Sewanee) in 2017.
Received a commendation for his work at Retraction Watch from the John Maddox Prize judges in 2019.
Retraction Watch received the Council of Science Editors Award for Meritorious Achievement in 2025.

Biography

Ivan Oransky is an American physician and award-winning journalist. He is best known as the co-founder of Retraction Watch, a blog launched in 2010 that documents retractions in academic publishing. He currently serves as editor in chief of The Transmitter and is a distinguished journalist in residence at New York University's Arthur Carter Journalism Institute.