An alarming retraction rate for scientific publications on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Account Res
; 28(1): 47-53, 2021 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-612350
ABSTRACT
The ongoing Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) global pandemic has triggered a flurry of associated research publications, numbering to ~137 papers a day since February 2020. This rate of publication appears to be exceptionally high, when compared to research papers published on other similar topics. Searches of COVID-19-associated publications on PubMed and Retraction Watch Database indicate that the retraction record appearance rate for COVID-19-related research is also exceptionally high compared to other related research topics in viral epidemics/pandemics and surpasses the basal level of about 4 in 10,000 papers. This finding serves as a reminder and caution against any lapses in the standard of work, peer review, and publication of COVID-19-related research.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Retraction of Publication as Topic
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Biomedical Research
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Reviews
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Account Res
Journal subject:
Ethics
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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