Women Are Underrepresented Among Authors of Retracted Publications: Retrospective Study of 134 Medical Journals

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作者
Sebo, Paul [1 ,3 ]
Schwarz, Joelle [2 ]
Achtari, Margaux [2 ]
Clair, Carole [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Geneva, Univ Inst Primary Care, Geneva, Switzerland
[2] Univ Lausanne, Ctr Primary Care & Publ Hlth, Lausanne, Switzerland
[3] Univ Geneva, Univ Inst Primary Care, Rue Michel Servet 1, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland
关键词
error; gender; misconduct; publication; research; retraction; scientific integrity; woman; women; publish; publishing; inequality; retractions; integrity; fraud; plagiarism; research study; research article; scientific research; journal; retrospective;
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10.2196/48529
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R19 [保健组织与事业(卫生事业管理)];
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摘要
We examined the gender distribution of authors of retracted articles in 134 medical journals across 10 disciplines, compared it with the gender distribution of authors of all published articles, and found that women were underrepresented among authors of retracted articles, and, in particular, of articles retracted for misconduct.
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