Retracted publications in autism research are mostly concerned with ethical misconduct

IF 2.2 4区医学 Q2 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE Health Information and Libraries Journal Pub Date : 2023-04-19 DOI:10.1111/hir.12482

Deborah H. Charbonneau PhD, Leah R. Ketcheson PhD

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Abstract

Background

As the prevalence of autism appears to increase, more research to guide effective diagnosis and intervention practices is needed. Findings disseminated through peer-reviewed publications are critical, but the number of retractions continues to rise. An understanding of retracted publications is imperative to ensure the body of evidence is corrected and current.

Objectives

The objectives of this analysis were to summarize key characteristics of retracted publications in autism research, examine the length of time between publication and retraction, and assess the extent journals are adhering to publishing ethical guidelines for reporting retracted articles.

Methods

We searched five databases through 2021 (PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, Web of Science, and Retraction Watch).

Results

A total of 25 retracted articles were included in the analysis. Ethical misconduct accounted for the majority of retractions rather than scientific error. The shortest time to retraction was 2 months and the longest length was 144 months.

Discussion

The time lag between publication and retraction since 2018 has improved considerably. Nineteen of the articles had retraction notices (76%), whereas six articles did not have a notice (24%).

Conclusion

These findings summarize errors of previous retractions and illuminate opportunities for researchers, journal publishers and librarians to learn from retracted publications.

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背景：随着自闭症发病率的上升，需要更多的研究来指导有效的诊断和干预措施。通过同行评议出版物传播的研究结果至关重要，但撤稿的数量却在持续上升。要确保证据的正确性和时效性，就必须了解被撤稿的出版物：本分析的目的是总结自闭症研究中被撤稿论文的主要特征，检查论文发表与撤稿之间的时间间隔，并评估期刊在多大程度上遵守了报告撤稿论文的出版伦理准则：我们检索了截至 2021 年的五个数据库（PubMed、EMBASE、Scopus、Web of Science 和 Retraction Watch）：结果：共有 25 篇撤稿文章被纳入分析。在撤稿的文章中，伦理不当行为而非科学错误占大多数。撤稿时间最短的为 2 个月，最长的为 144 个月：自2018年以来，发表与撤稿之间的时间差有了很大改善。19篇文章有撤稿通知（76%），而6篇文章没有撤稿通知（24%）.结论：这些发现总结了以往撤稿的错误，并为研究人员、期刊出版商和图书馆员提供了从撤稿出版物中学习的机会。

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Health Information and Libraries Journal INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE-

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