Panicek D M, Schwartz L H, Dershaw D D, Ercolani M C, Castellino R A
Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021, USA.
AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1998 Mar;170(3):577-81. doi: 10.2214/ajr.170.3.9490934.
We performed this study to determine whether applicants to the body and breast/body imaging fellowship programs at our institution misrepresented their publications in their applications or curricula vitae, as has been reported recently regarding applicants for gastroenterology fellowships. We also wanted to alert program directors to this issue.
For each applicant in 1992-1995, every article cited on an application form or curriculum vitae as published or in press was cross-referenced with computer databases or the actual journals.
Of 201 applicants, 87 (43%) listed at least one article citation (total citations, 261; mean number of citations, 3.0; maximum number of citations, 20). Of 261 citations, 39 (15%) could not be verified. Seven articles (listed by six applicants) did not appear in print 16-30 months after being listed as in press; six citations (by six applicants) put the applicant's name higher on the authorship list than was actually true; two articles (by two applicants) were not in the location cited or elsewhere; and 24 articles (by 14 applicants) were listed as appearing in journals that could not be found. The first three categories were judged as misrepresentations of publications; the fourth category was judged indeterminate for misrepresentation.
A minimum of 16% (14/87) of applicants to the body and breast/body imaging fellowship programs at our institution who cited publications, or 7% of all 201 applicants in the time studied, appear to have misrepresented their publication record. Program directors should be aware of the possible means for prevention of this problem.
我们开展这项研究，以确定我院身体及乳腺/身体影像专科培训项目的申请者是否像近期报道的胃肠病学专科培训项目申请者那样，在其申请材料或简历中对自己的发表文章情况作了不实陈述。我们还希望就此问题提醒项目负责人。
对于1992年至1995年的每位申请者，申请表或简历中引用的每一篇已发表或即将发表的文章都与计算机数据库或实际期刊进行交叉核对。
在201名申请者中，87人（43%）列出了至少一篇文章引用（总引用数261条；平均引用数3.0条；最大引用数20条）。在261条引用中，39条（15%）无法核实。7篇文章（由6名申请者列出）在被列为即将发表后的16至30个月内未见发表；6条引用（由6名申请者提供）将申请者在作者名单中的排名列得比实际情况靠前；2篇文章（由2名申请者提供）不在所引用的位置或其他任何地方；24篇文章（由14名申请者提供）被列为发表在找不到的期刊上。前三类被判定为对发表文章情况的不实陈述；第四类被判定为发表情况不确定。
我院身体及乳腺/身体影像专科培训项目中，至少16%（14/87）引用了发表文章的申请者，或在所研究时间段内所有201名申请者中的7%，似乎对自己的发表记录作了不实陈述。项目负责人应了解预防此问题的可能方法。
