目的:分析我国学者撤回肿瘤学论文的特点及撤回原因。
方法:从RetractionWatch数据库中检索2013年至2022年发表的中国学者撤回的肿瘤学论文数据。收回数量和年度分布,文章类型,撤回的原因,缩回时间延迟,出版商,并分析了被撤回论文的期刊特征。
结果:2013年至2022年发表的中国学者共2695篇肿瘤学论文被撤回。这些论文大部分发表于2017年至2020年。就文章类型而言,2538篇撤回的论文是研究文章,占撤回论文总数的94.17%。收回的主要原因是数据,结果,和图像问题,重复出版物,造纸厂,作者和第三方相关的原因,抄袭,虚假评论,和方法错误。收回论文的收回时间延迟范围为0到3582天(中位数,826天)。撤回主要发生在发布后的前4年内。共有77家出版商参与了撤回的论文。就期刊分布而言,394种期刊参与了撤回的论文,其中368人(93.40%)被纳入SCI数据库。影响因子<5的期刊为243种(66.03%)。
结论:在肿瘤学领域,中国学者撤回论文的年度分布呈现出先上升后下降的趋势,2019年达到峰值,表明2021年后回撤状态有所改善。撤回论文的主要类型是研究文章,撤回的主要原因是学术不端行为。撤回主要集中在欧洲和美国的几家主要出版商和期刊。大多数期刊具有低影响因素。
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the characteristics of retracted oncology papers from Chinese scholars and the reasons for retraction.
METHODS: Data on retracted oncology papers from Chinese scholars published from 2013 to 2022 were retrieved from the Retraction Watch database. The retraction number and annual distribution, article types, reasons for retraction, retraction time delay, publishers, and journal characteristics of the retracted papers were analyzed.
RESULTS: A total of 2695 oncology papers from Chinese scholars published from 2013 to 2022 had been retracted. The majority of these papers were published from 2017 to 2020. In terms of article type, 2538 of the retracted papers were research articles, accounting for 94.17% of the total number of retracted papers. The main reasons for retraction were data, result, and image problems, duplicate publication, paper mills, author- and third-party-related reasons, plagiarism, false reviews, and method errors. The retraction time delay for the retracted papers ranged from 0 to 3582 days (median, 826 days). The retractions mainly occurred within the first 4 years after publication. A total of 77 publishers were involved in the retracted papers. In terms of journal distribution, 394 journals were involved in the retracted papers, of which 368 (93.40%) were included in the SCI database. There were 243 journals with an impact factor of <5 (66.03%).
CONCLUSIONS: In the field of oncology, the annual distribution of retracted papers from Chinese scholars exhibited first an increasing and subsequently a decreasing trend, reaching a peak in 2019, indicating an improvement in the status of retraction after 2021. The main type of the retracted papers was research article, and the main reason for retraction was academic misconduct. The retractions were mainly concentrated in several major publishers and periodicals in Europe and the United States. Most of the journals had low-impact factors.