Jiang Tao, Li Haiqing, Jiang Ranran, Li Hailong, Hou Pingfu, Chen Yansu, Bai Jin, Song Jun
Cancer Institute, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221004, P.R. China.
School of Public Health, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221002, P.R. China.
Oncol Rep. 2023 Feb;49(2). doi: 10.3892/or.2023.8477. Epub 2023 Jan 12.
Following the publication of the above article, an interested reader drew to the authors' attention that Figs. 3C and E in the paper appeared to contain instances of duplicated data. The authors were able to consult their original data files, and realized that these figures had indeed been assembled incorrectly; subsequently, they requested that a corrigendum be published to take account of the errors that were made during the compilation of these figures. Having investigated this matter in the Editorial Office, however, additional panels of overlapping data were identified, comparing between Figs. 3 and 5; specifically, overlapping data panels were also identified in panels in Figs. 3C, E and F, and 5C and D. The Editor of has considered the authors' request to publish a corrigendum, but has decided to decline this request on account of the large number of errors that have been identified; rather, the article is to be be retracted from the Journal on the basis of an overall lack of confidence in the presented data. The Editor apologizes to the readership of the Journal for any inconvenience caused. [Oncology Reports 40: 1533‑1544, 2018; DOI: 10.3892/or.2018.6570].
上述文章发表后,一位感兴趣的读者提请作者注意,该论文中的图3C和E似乎存在数据重复的情况。作者查阅了原始数据文件,意识到这些图确实组装有误;随后,他们要求发表一份勘误表,以修正这些图编制过程中出现的错误。然而,编辑部对该问题进行调查后,发现图3和图5之间还存在其他重叠数据板块;具体而言,在图3C、E和F以及图5C和D的板块中也发现了重叠数据板块。《肿瘤学报告》的编辑考虑了作者发表勘误表的请求,但由于发现的错误数量众多,决定拒绝这一请求;相反,鉴于对所呈现数据总体缺乏信心,该文章将从期刊中撤回。编辑就由此造成的不便向期刊读者致歉。[《肿瘤学报告》40: 1533 - 1544, 2018; DOI: 10.3892/or.2018.6570]