A carregar...
Publicação
The concern for literature self-correction in biomedicine: A bibliometric analysis of retractions
| Nome: | Descrição: | Tamanho: | Formato: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.19 MB | Adobe PDF |
Autores
Orientador(es)
Resumo(s)
The number of retractions issued every year has shown an increasing trend, a phenomenon
that has raised questions regarding scientists’ research integrity and the mechanisms set in
place to identify potential problems. The biomedical area, in particular, has been a source of
a high rate of retractions. This study aimed to determine whether the retractions reflect
heightened concern in post-publication corrections to the scientific literature or the
consequence of a poor self-policing system. Several indicators suggest that the surge in
retractions can be attributed partially to increased scrutiny. While more journals are retracting
articles, the retraction rate per journal remained relatively stable until 2020. Articles are faster
to retract, while at the same time, articles further in the past are also being removed more.
Moreover, citations to retracted articles have an immediate and prolonged decline. Given this
issue's complexity, it is impossible to conclude that concerns are more pronounced in
biomedicine compared to other fields, as various analyses reveal divergent results regarding
which scientific domains exhibit the highest levels of concern. However, this analysis provided
a comprehensive view of various measures of concern.
Descrição
Dissertation presented as the partial requirement for obtaining a Master's degree in Data Science and Advanced Analytics, specialization in Data Science
Palavras-chave
Retracted articles Biomedicine Research Misconduct Retraction Citations Bibliometrics SDG 3 - Good health and well-being SDG 4 - Quality education SDG 9 - Industry, innovation and infrastructure SDG 16 - Peace, justice and strong institutions