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The disastrous boomerang effects of "citation mania"

Annick Perbal1

  • 1International CCN Society, Nice, France. annickperbal@yahoo.com.

Journal of Cell Communication and Signaling
|August 9, 2017
PubMed

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The current citation system is evolving, leading to increased scientific paper retractions. Inconsistent citation metrics create bias, endangering scientific communication and trust in research databases.

Area of Science:

  • Biomedical research
  • Scientific communication
  • Bibliometrics

Background:

  • Commentary by Dadkhah et al. highlighted issues with citing questionable papers.
  • Retraction of CCN1 protein studies by Lin et al. raised concerns.
  • Existing citation systems may be contributing to scientific misconduct.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the evolution of scientific citation systems.
  • To investigate the link between citation metrics and publication retractions.
  • To assess the impact on scientific communication.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of recent publications and retractions.
  • Review of citation practices and metrics.
  • Bibliometric analysis of scientific literature.

Main Results:

  • Increasing publication retractions observed over several years.
  • Inconsistent citation metrics identified as a significant bias.
  • Citation system evolution poses a threat to scientific integrity.

Conclusions:

  • The current citation system requires re-evaluation.
  • Addressing bias in citation metrics is crucial for reliable scientific communication.
  • Mitigating the impact of questionable research practices is essential.

Keywords:
Office for Research Integrity (O.R.I)Publication retractionRetraction watchScientific citationScientific misconduct

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