Journal Retractions in Oncology: A Bibliometric Study

Pan Pantziarka · Lydie Meheus

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Aim: To investigate secular trends in article retractions in the oncology literature, particularly relating to cancer treatments and data available to patients.Methods: A bibliometric analysis of article retractions from PubMed in the period 2000-2018.Results: Analysis shows that article lifetime -that is the time period from initial publication to ultimate retraction -has decreased in recent years.It also shows that the retraction rate has also increased over the same period.Furthermore, over 20% of retracted oncology publications analyzed in this study relate to treatment-relevant topics such as clinical trials and studies in the anticancer properties of supplements.Conclusion: The causes and context of these trends are discussed and reference made to the dangers of scientific misconduct in oncology.

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