Background Increasing awareness of scientific misconduct has prompted various fields of
medicine, including orthopedic surgery, neurosurgery, and dentistry to characterize the …

Purpose The number of articles retracted by peer-reviewed journals has increased in recent
years. This study systematically reviews retracted publications in the spine surgery literature …

Objective To determine the number of retracted articles and to examine the reasons for
retraction within the obstetrics and gynaecology literature. Design Retrospective review of …

Abstract Background Randomized clinical trials (RCTs) are experiencing a crisis of
confidence in their trustworthiness. Although a comprehensive literature search yielded …

Objectives To comprehensively report on the characteristics of retracted publications in the
field of dentistry. Methods We searched MEDLINE (via PubMed), PubMed Central, Web of …

Plagiarism is widely regarded as an issue of low-and middle-income countries because of
several factors such as the lack of ethics policy and poor research training. In Morocco …

Our study aimed to evaluate the trends of post retraction citations of articles reporting a
radiology-imaging diagnostic method and to find if a different pattern exists between …

Publication in medical journals are important to help humans towards a healthier future and
to disseminate knowledge regarding the pros and cons of any disease, treatment, drugs …

Background Academic article retractions occur across all disciplines, though few studies
have examined the association between research topics and retraction rates. Objectives We …

Objectives 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 …