The problems of post-retraction citation - and mitigation strategies that work

Schneider, Jodi

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Title

The problems of post-retraction citation - and mitigation strategies that work

Author(s)

Schneider, Jodi

Issue Date

2020-10-09

Keyword(s)

• retraction
• citation of retracted papers
• Reducing the Inadvertent Spread of Retracted Science: Shaping a Research and Implementation Agenda

Abstract

Retraction is intended to remove articles from the citable literature. However, a series of studies from over 30 years, from 1990 through 2020, have found that many retracted papers continue to be cited, and cited positively, even following misconduct-related retractions. For instance, a fraudulent clinical trial report retracted in 2008 continues to receive citations in 2020, and 96% of post-retraction citations do not mention its citation - perhaps because its retraction not marked on the publisher website and its retraction notice cannot be readily retrieved from 8 out of 9 databases we tested. This talk draws an ongoing systematic mapping study of research about retraction and our own research projects to summarize what is known about post-retraction citation in biomedicine. We outline practical steps that authors and reviewers can take to avoid being caught out by poorly marked retracted papers.

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• text
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Language

en

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• https://www.slideshare.net/jodischneider/the-problems-of-post-retraction-citation-and-mitigation-strategies-that-workbibliometrics-amp-research-assessment-symposium-202020201009
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSMheuwAKA8&feature=youtu.be&t=38m51s
• https://www.nihlibrary.nih.gov/services/bibliometrics/bibSymp20
• http://hdl.handle.net/2142/110180

Sponsor(s)/Grant Number(s)

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation G-2020-12623

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