An analysis of retracted articles in the field of pancreatic diseases
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Published on: August 19, 2017
Jiao Jiang1, Shu Huang2, Wensen Ren1
1Gastroenterology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, China.
Background:
Review of retracted articles has a positive impact on scientific research. The aim of our study was to examine the characteristics of retracted articles in the field of pancreatic diseases.
Methods:
The Retraction Watch database was queried for retractions in pancreatic diseases on 7 March 2021, and the filters set were as follows: (1) the Title typed in was "pancreatitis", "pancreas", or "pancreatic"; (2) the Nature of notice selected was "retraction".
Results:
A total of 116 retracted articles were identified as pancreatic disease-related, with over two-thirds of them pertaining to pancreatic cancer. Research article was the most common article type among these retractions. Common reasons given for retraction included scientific fraud (37.1%), duplication (26.7%), and reliability (25%). China had the largest number of retractions (n=51), followed by the United States (n=47). Most articles were retracted in recent years, particularly after 2015.
Conclusions:
A large proportion of retracted articles pertaining to pancreatic diseases have been retracted in recent years. The majority of publications-over three quarters-were retracted for authors who committed some type of misconduct. Differences between countries in the manner of misconduct were stark.
