An Analysis of Recently Retracted Articles by Authors Affiliated with Hospitals in Mainland China

IF 1.2 4区管理学 0 HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Journal of Scholarly Publishing Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI:10.3138/JSP.52.2.03

Tianye Zhao, T. Dai, Zhijun Lun, Yanli Gao

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Abstract

Abstract:The aim of this study was to analyze the features of retracted articles by authors affiliated with hospitals in mainland China. We searched the PubMed, Web of Science, and Retraction Watch databases for retractions and identified the following characteristics of each retracted article: publisher, open access status, impact factor of the journal that retracted the article, any PubPeer comments recorded before the retraction, status of the hospital where the authors worked, and any response to the retraction from the authors. We found 521 retractions, primarily by authors at grade A, third-level hospitals located in a limited number of regions of mainland China, and found that the journals that had published and later retracted the articles tended to have a medium to high impact factor. The main reasons for retraction were data manipulation, fabrication, or fraud; errors made by the authors; or plagiarism. Few of the retracted publications had PubPeer comments before their retraction. This is the first report to focus on retracted research coming out of hospitals in mainland China. The large number of retractions for Chinese hospitals is worrying. The results suggest that some retractions were related to third parties that provided editorial and other services.

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中国大陆医院作者近期撤稿分析

摘要:本研究旨在分析中国大陆医院作者撤稿的特点。我们检索了PubMed、Web of Science和Retraction Watch数据库中有关撤稿的信息，并确定了每篇撤稿文章的以下特征:出版商、开放获取状态、撤稿期刊的影响因子、撤稿前记录的PubPeer评论、作者所在医院的状况以及作者对撤稿的任何回应。我们发现521篇撤稿，作者主要来自中国大陆有限地区的三级甲等医院，并且发现已经发表并随后撤稿的期刊往往具有中高影响因子。撤稿的主要原因是数据篡改、捏造或欺诈;作者的错误;或剽窃。被撤稿的出版物中，很少有在撤稿前有PubPeer的评论。这是第一份关注中国大陆医院撤回研究的报告。中国医院的大量撤稿令人担忧。结果表明，一些撤稿与提供编辑和其他服务的第三方有关。

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Journal of Scholarly Publishing Multiple-

CiteScore

2.50

自引率

15.40%

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期刊介绍： For more than 40 years, the Journal of Scholarly Publishing has been the authoritative voice of academic publishing. The journal combines philosophical analysis with practical advice and aspires to explain, argue, discuss, and question the large collection of new topics that continually arise in the publishing field. JSP has also examined the future of scholarly publishing, scholarship on the web, digitization, copyright, editorial policies, computer applications, marketing, and pricing models. It is the indispensable resource for academics and publishers that addresses the new challenges resulting from changes in technology and funding and from innovations in production and publishing.