Causes for Retraction in the Biomedical Literature: A Systematic Review of Studies of Retraction Notices.
BACKGROUND: Many studies have evaluated the prevalence of different reasons for retraction in samples of retraction notices. We aimed to perform a systematic review of such empirical studies of retraction causes. METHODS: The PubMed/MEDLINE database and the Embase database were searched in June 2023...
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| Fecha de publicación: | 2023 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Fundació Sant Joan de Déu |
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| Palabra clave: | Misconduct Retraction Retraction of Publication Withdrawal |
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| author | Hwang SY |
| author2 | Yon DK Lee SW Kim MS Kim JY Smith L Koyanagi A Solmi M Carvalho AF Kim E Shin JI Ioannidis JPA |
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| author_browse | Carvalho AF Hwang SY Ioannidis JPA Kim E Kim JY Kim MS Koyanagi A Lee SW Shin JI Smith L Solmi M Yon DK |
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| description | BACKGROUND: Many studies have evaluated the prevalence of different reasons for retraction in samples of retraction notices. We aimed to perform a systematic review of such empirical studies of retraction causes. METHODS: The PubMed/MEDLINE database and the Embase database were searched in June 2023. Eligible studies were those containing sufficient data on the reasons for retraction across samples of examined retracted notices. RESULTS: A 11,181 potentially eligible items were identified, and 43 studies of retractions were included in this systematic review. Studies limited to retraction notices of a specific subspecialty or country, journal/publication type are emerging since 2015. We noticed that the reasons for retraction are becoming more specific and more diverse. In a meta-analysis of 17 studies focused on different subspecialties, misconduct was responsible for 60% (95% confidence interval [CI], 53-67%) of all retractions while error and publication issues contributed to 17% (95% CI, 12-22%) and 9% (95% CI, 6-13%), respectively. The end year of the retraction period in all included studies and the proportion of misconduct presented a weak positive association (coefficient = 1.3% per year, P = 0.002). CONCLUSION: Misconduct seems to be the most frequently recorded reason for retraction across empirical analyses of retraction notices, but other reasons are not negligible. Greater specificity of causes and standardization is needed in retraction notices. |
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| spelling | Causes for Retraction in the Biomedical Literature: A Systematic Review of Studies of Retraction Notices. Hwang SY Yon DK Lee SW Kim MS Kim JY Smith L Koyanagi A Solmi M Carvalho AF Kim E Shin JI Ioannidis JPA Misconduct Retraction Retraction of Publication Withdrawal BACKGROUND: Many studies have evaluated the prevalence of different reasons for retraction in samples of retraction notices. We aimed to perform a systematic review of such empirical studies of retraction causes. METHODS: The PubMed/MEDLINE database and the Embase database were searched in June 2023. Eligible studies were those containing sufficient data on the reasons for retraction across samples of examined retracted notices. RESULTS: A 11,181 potentially eligible items were identified, and 43 studies of retractions were included in this systematic review. Studies limited to retraction notices of a specific subspecialty or country, journal/publication type are emerging since 2015. We noticed that the reasons for retraction are becoming more specific and more diverse. In a meta-analysis of 17 studies focused on different subspecialties, misconduct was responsible for 60% (95% confidence interval [CI], 53-67%) of all retractions while error and publication issues contributed to 17% (95% CI, 12-22%) and 9% (95% CI, 6-13%), respectively. The end year of the retraction period in all included studies and the proportion of misconduct presented a weak positive association (coefficient = 1.3% per year, P = 0.002). CONCLUSION: Misconduct seems to be the most frequently recorded reason for retraction across empirical analyses of retraction notices, but other reasons are not negligible. Greater specificity of causes and standardization is needed in retraction notices. KOREAN ACAD MEDICAL SCIENCES https://fsjd.fundanetsuite.com/Publicaciones/ProdCientif/PublicacionFrw.aspx?id=24738 |
| spellingShingle | Causes for Retraction in the Biomedical Literature: A Systematic Review of Studies of Retraction Notices. Hwang SY Misconduct Retraction Retraction of Publication Withdrawal |
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| title | Causes for Retraction in the Biomedical Literature: A Systematic Review of Studies of Retraction Notices. |
| title_full | Causes for Retraction in the Biomedical Literature: A Systematic Review of Studies of Retraction Notices. |
| title_fullStr | Causes for Retraction in the Biomedical Literature: A Systematic Review of Studies of Retraction Notices. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Causes for Retraction in the Biomedical Literature: A Systematic Review of Studies of Retraction Notices. |
| title_short | Causes for Retraction in the Biomedical Literature: A Systematic Review of Studies of Retraction Notices. |
| title_sort | Causes for Retraction in the Biomedical Literature: A Systematic Review of Studies of Retraction Notices. |
| topic | Misconduct Retraction Retraction of Publication Withdrawal |
| topic_facet | Misconduct Retraction Retraction of Publication Withdrawal |
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