Retracted papers originating from paper mills: cross sectional study

OBJECTIVES To describe retracted papers originating from paper mills, including their characteristics, visibility, and impact over time, and the journals in which they were published. DESIGN Cross sectional study. SETTING The Retraction Watch database was used for identification of retracted papers...

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Autores: Candal Pedreira, Cristina, Ross, Joseph S., Ruano-Ravina, Alberto, Egilman, David S., Fernández Muñoz, Esteve, Pérez Ríos, Mónica
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Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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Palabra clave:Retracte
Literatura científica
Referències bibliogràfiques
Plagi
Scientific literature
Bibliographical citations
Plagiarism
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spelling Retracted papers originating from paper mills: cross sectional studyCandal Pedreira, CristinaRoss, Joseph S.Ruano-Ravina, AlbertoEgilman, David S.Fernández Muñoz, EstevePérez Ríos, MónicaRetracteLiteratura científicaReferències bibliogràfiquesPlagiRetracteScientific literatureBibliographical citationsPlagiarismOBJECTIVES To describe retracted papers originating from paper mills, including their characteristics, visibility, and impact over time, and the journals in which they were published. DESIGN Cross sectional study. SETTING The Retraction Watch database was used for identification of retracted papers from paper mills, Web of Science was used for the total number of published papers, and data from Journal Citation Reports were collected to show characteristics of journals. PARTICIPANTS All paper mill papers retracted from 1 January 2004 to 26 June 2022 were included in the study. Papers bearing an expression of concern were excluded. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Descriptive statistics were used to characterise the sample and analyse the trend of retracted paper mill papers over time, and to analyse their impact and visibility by reference to the number of citations received. RESULTS 1182 retracted paper mill papers were identified. The publication of the first paper mill paper was in 2004 and the first retraction was in 2016; by 2021, paper mill retractions accounted for 772 (21.8%) of the 3544 total retractions. Overall, retracted paper mill papers were mostly published in journals of the second highest Journal Citation Reports quartile for impact factor (n=529 (44.8%)) and listed four to six authors (n=602 (50.9%)). Of the 1182 papers, almost all listed authors of 1143 (96.8%) paper mill retractions came from Chinese institutions and 909 (76.9%) listed a hospital as a primary affiliation. 15 journals accounted for 812 (68.7%) of 1182 paper mill retractions, with one journal accounting for 166 (14.0%). Nearly all (n=1083, 93.8%) paper mill retractions had received at least one citation since publication, with a median of 11 (interquartile range 5-22) citations received. CONCLUSIONS Papers retracted originating from paper mills are increasing in frequency, posing a problem for the research community. Retracted paper mill papers most commonly originated from China and were published in a small number of journals. Nevertheless, detected paper mill papers might be substantially different from those that are not detected. New mechanisms are needed to identify and avoid this relatively new type of misconduct.BMJ2023202320222022info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion7 p.application/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/192022Articles publicats en revistes (Institut d'lnvestigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL))reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésReproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2022-071517BMJ, 2022, vol.379, p. e071517https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2022-071517cc by-nc (c) Candal Pedreira, Cristina et al., 2022http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/es/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:2445/1920222026-05-29T05:05:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Retracted papers originating from paper mills: cross sectional study
title Retracted papers originating from paper mills: cross sectional study
spellingShingle Retracted papers originating from paper mills: cross sectional study
Candal Pedreira, Cristina
Retracte
Literatura científica
Referències bibliogràfiques
Plagi
Retracte
Scientific literature
Bibliographical citations
Plagiarism
title_short Retracted papers originating from paper mills: cross sectional study
title_full Retracted papers originating from paper mills: cross sectional study
title_fullStr Retracted papers originating from paper mills: cross sectional study
title_full_unstemmed Retracted papers originating from paper mills: cross sectional study
title_sort Retracted papers originating from paper mills: cross sectional study
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Candal Pedreira, Cristina
Ross, Joseph S.
Ruano-Ravina, Alberto
Egilman, David S.
Fernández Muñoz, Esteve
Pérez Ríos, Mónica
author Candal Pedreira, Cristina
author_facet Candal Pedreira, Cristina
Ross, Joseph S.
Ruano-Ravina, Alberto
Egilman, David S.
Fernández Muñoz, Esteve
Pérez Ríos, Mónica
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author2 Ross, Joseph S.
Ruano-Ravina, Alberto
Egilman, David S.
Fernández Muñoz, Esteve
Pérez Ríos, Mónica
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Retracte
Literatura científica
Referències bibliogràfiques
Plagi
Retracte
Scientific literature
Bibliographical citations
Plagiarism
topic Retracte
Literatura científica
Referències bibliogràfiques
Plagi
Retracte
Scientific literature
Bibliographical citations
Plagiarism
description OBJECTIVES To describe retracted papers originating from paper mills, including their characteristics, visibility, and impact over time, and the journals in which they were published. DESIGN Cross sectional study. SETTING The Retraction Watch database was used for identification of retracted papers from paper mills, Web of Science was used for the total number of published papers, and data from Journal Citation Reports were collected to show characteristics of journals. PARTICIPANTS All paper mill papers retracted from 1 January 2004 to 26 June 2022 were included in the study. Papers bearing an expression of concern were excluded. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Descriptive statistics were used to characterise the sample and analyse the trend of retracted paper mill papers over time, and to analyse their impact and visibility by reference to the number of citations received. RESULTS 1182 retracted paper mill papers were identified. The publication of the first paper mill paper was in 2004 and the first retraction was in 2016; by 2021, paper mill retractions accounted for 772 (21.8%) of the 3544 total retractions. Overall, retracted paper mill papers were mostly published in journals of the second highest Journal Citation Reports quartile for impact factor (n=529 (44.8%)) and listed four to six authors (n=602 (50.9%)). Of the 1182 papers, almost all listed authors of 1143 (96.8%) paper mill retractions came from Chinese institutions and 909 (76.9%) listed a hospital as a primary affiliation. 15 journals accounted for 812 (68.7%) of 1182 paper mill retractions, with one journal accounting for 166 (14.0%). Nearly all (n=1083, 93.8%) paper mill retractions had received at least one citation since publication, with a median of 11 (interquartile range 5-22) citations received. CONCLUSIONS Papers retracted originating from paper mills are increasing in frequency, posing a problem for the research community. Retracted paper mill papers most commonly originated from China and were published in a small number of journals. Nevertheless, detected paper mill papers might be substantially different from those that are not detected. New mechanisms are needed to identify and avoid this relatively new type of misconduct.
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