Retractions in the scientific literature: do authors deliberately commit research fraud?
Retractions in the scientific literature: do authors deliberately commit research fraud?
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DOI：
10.1136/jme.2010.038125
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发表时间：
2011-02-01
影响因子：
4.1
通讯作者：
Steen, R. Grant
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作者：
Steen, R. Grant
背景因欺诈（数据伪造或数据篡改）而撤回的论文可能代表故意欺骗，这一动机与因错误而撤回的论文根本不同。据推测，欺诈作者的目标期刊具有较高的影响因子（IF），有其他欺诈性出版物，分散在许多共同作者的责任，延迟撤回欺诈性论文，并从一个薄弱的research infrastructure.Methods的国家发表所有788篇英文研究论文从PubMed数据库撤回2000年至2010年进行了评估。从论文中提取与每篇撤回论文相关的数据，从撤回通知中得出撤回原因，并将其分为欺诈或错误。将每篇撤回文章的数据输入Excel电子表格进行分析。
Background Papers retracted for fraud (data fabrication or data falsification) may represent a deliberate effort to deceive, a motivation fundamentally different from papers retracted for error. It is hypothesised that fraudulent authors target journals with a high impact factor (IF), have other fraudulent publications, diffuse responsibility across many co-authors, delay retracting fraudulent papers and publish from countries with a weak research infrastructure.Methods All 788 English language research papers retracted from the PubMed database between 2000 and 2010 were evaluated. Data pertinent to each retracted paper were abstracted from the paper and the reasons for retraction were derived from the retraction notice and dichotomised as fraud or error. Data for each retracted article were entered in an Excel spreadsheet for analysis.Results Journal IF was higher for fraudulent papers (p