Year 2022 / Volume 114 / Number 9
Letter
An analysis of retracted articles in the field of pancreatic diseases

566-567

DOI: 10.17235/reed.2022.8817/2022

Jiao Jiang, Shu Huang, Wensen Ren, Kang Zou, Xinyi Zeng, Yan Peng, Muhan Lü, Xiaowei Tang,

Abstract
Background: Review of retracted articles has a positive impact on scientific research. The aim of our study was to examine the characteristics of retracted articles in the field of pancreatic diseases. Methods: The Retraction Watch database was queried for retractions in pancreatic diseases on 7 March 2021, and the filters set were as follows: (1) the Title typed in was “pancreatitis”, “pancreas”, or “pancreatic”; (2) the Nature of notice selected was “retraction”. Results: A total of 116 retracted articles were identified as pancreatic disease-related, with over two-thirds of them pertaining to pancreatic cancer. Research article was the most common article type among these retractions. Common reasons given for retraction included scientific fraud (37.1%), duplication (26.7%), and reliability (25%). China had the largest number of retractions (n=51), followed by the United States (n=47). Most articles were retracted in recent years, particularly after 2015. Conclusions: A large proportion of retracted articles pertaining to pancreatic diseases have been retracted in recent years. The majority of publications—over three quarters—were retracted for authors who committed some type of misconduct. Differences between countries in the manner of misconduct were stark.
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Jiang J, Huang S, Ren W, Zou K, Zeng X, Peng Y, et all. An analysis of retracted articles in the field of pancreatic diseases. 8817/2022


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Publication history

Received: 25/03/2022

Accepted: 28/03/2022

Online First: 04/04/2022

Published: 07/09/2022

Article Online First time: 10 days

Article editing time: 166 days


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