Misconduct as the main cause for retraction. A descriptive study of retracted publications and their authors

Volume: 33, Issue: 4, Pages: 356 - 360
Published: Jul 1, 2019
Abstract
To analyze the causes of retracted publications and the main characteristics of their authors.A descriptive cross-sectional study was designed including all retracted publications from January 1st, 2013-December 31st, 2016 indexed in PubMed. The causes of retraction were classified as: data management, authorship issues, plagiarism, unethical research, journal issues, review process, conflict of interest, other causes, and unknown reasons. Then,...
Paper Details
Title
Misconduct as the main cause for retraction. A descriptive study of retracted publications and their authors
Published Date
Jul 1, 2019
Volume
33
Issue
4
Pages
356 - 360
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