Chen Pan, Li Xiao-Hong, Su Zhaohui, Tang Yi-Lang, Ma Yi, Ng Chee H, Xiang Yu-Tao
Unit of Psychiatry, Department of Public Health and Medicinal Administration, Institute of Translational Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Macao, Macao SAR, China.
Institute of Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Macau, Macao, Macao SAR, China.
Front Psychiatry. 2022 Aug 1;13:937330. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.937330. eCollection 2022.
The growing rate of retraction of scientific publications has attracted much attention within the academic community, but there is little knowledge about the nature of such retractions in schizophrenia-related research. This study aimed to analyze the characteristics of retractions of schizophrenia-related publications.
The Web of Science was searched for eligible studies. A bibliometric analysis was conducted to describe the characteristics of the retractions using R software and Excel 2019. Content analysis was conducted to examine the essential components of retraction notices.
A total of 36 retracted publications with 415 citations were identified from 1997 to 2021, of which, 83.3% occurred in the last decade. The overall retraction rate was 0.19%, with most of them (29; 80.56%) from the United Kingdom. The retractions were published in 33 journals, and the 2020 IFs ranged between 0.17 and 49.96 (Median = 3.93). The retractions involved 21 research areas, particularly in Psychiatry (19; 52.78%), Neurosciences and Neurology (10; 27.78%), and Psychology (7; 19.44%). Data issues (17; 42.22%), administrative errors of the publishers (5; 13.89%), and study design (4; 11.11%) were the top three reasons for retractions.
This study provides an insight into retractions of schizophrenia-related publications. Institutional governance should be further strengthened to improve the scrutiny of publications, prevent continuing citations, and erroneous propagation after retraction.
科学出版物撤稿率的不断上升已引起学术界的广泛关注，但对于精神分裂症相关研究中此类撤稿的性质了解甚少。本研究旨在分析精神分裂症相关出版物撤稿的特征。
在科学网中检索符合条件的研究。使用R软件和Excel 2019进行文献计量分析，以描述撤稿的特征。进行内容分析以检查撤稿通知的基本组成部分。
1997年至2021年共识别出36篇撤稿出版物，被引用415次，其中83.3%发生在过去十年。总体撤稿率为0.19%，其中大部分（29篇；80.56%）来自英国。撤稿发表在33种期刊上，2020年的影响因子在0.17至49.96之间（中位数=3.93）。撤稿涉及21个研究领域，尤其集中在精神病学（19篇；52.78%）、神经科学与神经病学（10篇；27.78%）以及心理学（7篇；19.44%）。数据问题（17篇；42.22%）、出版商的行政错误（5篇；13.89%）和研究设计（4篇；11.11%）是撤稿的前三大原因。
本研究深入了解了精神分裂症相关出版物的撤稿情况。应进一步加强机构治理，以提高对出版物的审查，防止撤稿后继续被引用以及错误传播。
