Journal retractions in oncology: a bibliometric study

被引：24

作者：

Pantziarka, Pan ^{[1
,2
]}

Meheus, Lydie ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Anticanc Fund, B-1853 Brussels, Strombeek Bever, Belgium

[2] George Pantziarka TP53 Trust, London KT1 2JP, England

来源：

FUTURE ONCOLOGY | 2019年 / 15卷 / 31期

关键词：

article retractions; oncology retractions; patient information; pseudoscience; science publishing; scientific fraud; scientific misconduct; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE USE; CANCER;

D O I：

10.2217/fon-2019-0233

中图分类号：

R73 [肿瘤学];

学科分类号：

100214 ;

摘要：

Aim: To investigate secular trends in article retractions in the oncology literature, particularly relating to cancer treatments and data available to patients. Methods: A bibliometric analysis of article retractions from PubMed in the period 2000-2018. Results: Analysis shows that article lifetime - that is the time period from initial publication to ultimate retraction - has decreased in recent years. It also shows that the retraction rate has also increased over the same period. Furthermore, over 20% of retracted oncology publications analyzed in this study relate to treatment-relevant topics such as clinical trials and studies in the anticancer properties of supplements. Conclusion: The causes and context of these trends are discussed and reference made to the dangers of scientific misconduct in oncology.

引用

页码：3597 / 3608

页数：12

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