Ética en la publicación científica biomédica. Revisión de las publicaciones retractadas en España

Marco-Cuenca, Gonzalo, Salvador-Oliván, José-Antonio and Arquero-Avilés, Rosario Ética en la publicación científica biomédica. Revisión de las publicaciones retractadas en España. El profesional de la información, 2019, vol. 28, n. 2, e280222. [Journal article (Paginated)]

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English abstract

The main causes of retraction of biomedical articles with affiliated authors in Spain, as well as factors to interpret this phenomenon are identified. A total of 132 retractations have been analyzed, being the first cause of retraction the fabrication/falsification of data. Duplicated or reused images, errors admitted and not malicious in the data or procedures, duplicate or fragmented articles, and plagiarism are also frequent retraction causes. Retractions are not frequent, accounting for only 0.11% of the production of Spanish authors. But beyond that, retractions are an important correction and alert mechanism for scientific publications that ensures the reliability of the medical literature, its quality and progress.

Spanish abstract

El presente estudio identifica las principales causas de retractación de artículos de autores afiliados en España, así como otros factores que ayudan a interpretar este fenómeno en el contexto definido. Se han analizado un total de 132 retractaciones, siendo la primera causa de retractación la fabricación o falsificación de datos. También destacan las causas asociadas a imágenes duplicadas o reutilizadas, los errores en los datos o procedimientos admitidos y no malintencionados, los artículos duplicados o fragmentados y el plagio. Las retractaciones no son frecuentes y suponen solamente el 0,11% de la producción de autores con afiliación en España. Pero mucho más allá, las retractaciones son un importante mecanismo de corrección y alerta para las publicaciones científicas que asegura la fiabilidad de la literatura médica, su calidad y progreso.

Item type: Journal article (Paginated)
Keywords: Retractions; Scientific misconduct; Scientific fraud; Biomedical scientific publications; Biomedical journals; Ethics; Spain; Comunicación científica; Publicación científica; Retractaciones; Mala conducta científica; Fraude científico; Publicaciones científicas biomédicas; Revistas biomédicas; Investigación en biomedicina; Ética; España.
Subjects: A. Theoretical and general aspects of libraries and information. > AC. Relationship of LIS with other fields .
B. Information use and sociology of information > BJ. Communication
E. Publishing and legal issues. > EZ. None of these, but in this section.
J. Technical services in libraries, archives, museum. > JC. Withdrawals.
Depositing user: Jose Antonio Salvador-Oliván
Date deposited: 03 Jul 2019 07:05
Last modified: 04 Jul 2019 05:20
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10760/34430

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