Concern noted: A descriptive study of editorial expressions of concern in PubMed and PubMed Central.

ABSTRACT:

Background

An editorial expression of concern (EEoC) is issued by editors or publishers to draw attention to potential problems in a publication, without itself constituting a retraction or correction.

Methods

We searched PubMed, PubMed Central (PMC), and Google Scholar to identify EEoCs issued for publications in PubMed and PMC up to 22 August 2016. We also searched the archives of the Retraction Watch blog, some journal and publisher websites, and studies of EEoCs. In addition, we searched for retractions of EEoCs and affected articles in PubMed up to 8 December 2016. We analyzed overall historical trends, as well as reported reasons and subsequent editorial actions related to EEoCs issued between August 2014 and August 2016.

Results

After screening 5,076 records, w

SUBMITTER: Vaught M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5526611 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature