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Retracted articles in surgery journals. What are surgeons doing wrong?
Bruna Dell'Acqua Cassão1, Fernando A M Herbella1, Francisco Schlottmann2
1Department of Surgery, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Surgery
|March 12, 2018
Summary
Scientific retractions in surgery journals are infrequent, with most due to duplicate publication or plagiarism. Some authors repeatedly engage in misconduct, impacting research integrity.
Area of Science:
- Medical research integrity
- Surgical publication ethics
Background:
- Retractions are crucial for maintaining scientific integrity.
- This study examines retractions within high-impact surgery journals.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the frequency, reasons, and origins of retracted articles in surgery.
- To identify patterns of scientific misconduct in surgical publications.
Main Methods:
- Searched 100 top-ranked surgery journals (SJR2 indicator).
- Analyzed 130 retracted articles across 49 journals.
Main Results:
- 130 retractions found in 49 journals; 8% of journals had 5+ retractions.
- Mean retraction time: 26 months. Top countries: US, China, Germany, Japan, UK.
- Leading causes: duplicate publication (42%), plagiarism (16%), lack of integrity (14%), incorrect data (13%). Non-surgeons authored 16% of retractions.
Conclusions:
- Retractions are uncommon in surgery but often involve misconduct like duplication and plagiarism.
- High publication volume countries lead in retractions; author recidivism is noted.
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