Article Retraction & Authorship Guidance
Retracted works in scientific publication
Prevent Retraction
- Follow ethical guidelines in the area of research and as posted on the journal/published websites
- Provide transparency of authorship such as corresponding author, affiliations etc.
- Provide clear conflicts of interest statement
- Refer to Retractions: Guidelines from the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) ( Wager, E., Barbour, V., Yentis, S., & Kleinert, S. (2009). Retractions: guidance from the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Croatian medical journal, 50(6), 532–535. https://doi.org/10.3325/cmj.2009.50.532)
Citing a Retracted Article
According to Retraction Watch "Editors should question why authors cite retracted publications and unless the editor and the peer reviewers are convinced that the citation is essential, references to retracted articles should be removed".
- Reasons for citing retracted literature are not straightforwardSilva, J. A. T. d. (2020). Reasons for citing retracted literature are not straightforward, and solutions are complex. Journal of Applied Physiology, 129(1), 3-3. doi:10.1152/japplphysiol.00258.2020
- Post retraction citations in context: a case study. ScientometricsBar-Ilan, J., Halevi, G. Post retraction citations in context: a case study. Scientometrics 113, 547–565 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-017-2242-0
- Citing retracted papers affects education and librarianship...Teixeira da Silva, J.A. and Dobránszki, J., 2018. Citing Retracted Papers Affects Education and Librarianship, so Distorted Academic Metrics Need a Correction. Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication, 6(1), p.eP2258. DOI: http://doi.org/10.7710/2162-3309.2258
Database keywords & MeSH terms
Find terms indicating the retraction status of the article such as 'retracted', withdrawn etc. Use terms in the table below and combine with your topic. Exclude the set from the search results for identifying retractions and not using them in your research.
Example articles
Below example shows retracted articles displayed on a PubMed search
