Analyze the reasons for the retraction of journal papers after publishing and take prevent measures

Abstract

Objective To analyze the reasons for the retraction of journal papers after publishing, take preventive measures, provide countermeasures for establishing research integrity. Methods Search the PubMed Database (https: //www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/) with search type " Retracted Publication" [Publication Type] OR " Retraction of Publication" [Publication Type], from 2016/01/01 to 2017/06/01, to acquire the retracted publications, and to summarize the reasons for retraction. Results Initially extracted 1 098 results, and ultimately 895 papers were included in the analysis. The reasons for retraction were divided into two categories: unintentional errors and academic misconduct. The main reasons of academic misconduct were fabrication and falsification, accounted for 30.17%, followed by plagiarism, accounted for 20.22%. Conclusions Main reason for the retraction of journal papers was academic misconduct. We can establish scientific integrity through the following ways, such as strengthening the research ethics education and enhancing the awareness of research integrity; improving the scientific evaluation system and creating free atmosphere of scientific research; establishing long-term system of management, supervision and punishment of scientific research; taking rigorous review of manuscripts by editor. Key words: Journal papers; Retraction; Research integrity; Reasons; Prevent