In posts on twitter.com and PubPeer, and in a recent interview in The Times, Cabanac has called for publishers who charge APCs to authors of open-access papers to donate those fees when they issue retractions: "APCs of retracted papers should not be kept by publishers (this would hinder incentives to correct the record). They should not be returned to authors (especially when they are papermill customers). Transferring APCs to a charity (or the CSI [Center for Scientific Integrity, Retraction Watch’s parent nonprofit]) will support a good cause (or integrity endeavours)".

IOP Publishing has begun sending the article processing fees (APCs) from articles it retracts to Research4Life, an organization that “provides institutions in low-and middle-income countries with online access to academic and professional peer-reviewed content,” according to its website.

IOP Publishing donated 100% of the money it received from retracted papers this year. The publisher declined to give a specific amount for the donation.

Source: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/record-year-bad-science-studies-retracted-harvard-business-school-nature-hskq7fhv5

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