Retractions of scientific publications: responsibility and accountability

This evidence-based opinion piece gives a short overview of the increase in retractions of publications in scientific journals and discusses various reasons for that increase. Also discussed are some of the recent prominent cases of scientific misconduct, the number of authors with multiple retracti...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Katavić, Vedran
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine 2014
Materias:
Research Integrity Corner
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4083573/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24969915
http://dx.doi.org/10.11613/BM.2014.024
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Sumario:This evidence-based opinion piece gives a short overview of the increase in retractions of publications in scientific journals and discusses various reasons for that increase. Also discussed are some of the recent prominent cases of scientific misconduct, the number of authors with multiple retractions, and problems with reproducibility of published research. Finally, some of the effects of faulty research on science and society, as well as possible solutions are discussed.

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