Retracted articles in rehabilitation: just the tip of the iceberg? A bibliometric analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aim

The volume of withdrawn publications in scholarly disciplines has grown steadily, but there is little awareness about this issue in rehabilitation. The aim of this study was to analyze the extent of retracted articles pertaining to rehabilitation.

Methods

Retracted articles were searched in 4 different bibliographic databases from their inception to April 2020: PubMed, Web of Science, WikiLetters and Retraction Watch. Three independent reviewers assessed the relevance of the retrieved articles to the rehabilitation area.

Results

Of 280 rehabilitation-related publications retracted between 1984 and 2020, 83 (29.6%) were published in 55 full open access journals and 197 (70.4%) were published in 147 traditional, non-open access or hybrid journals. In

SUBMITTER: Bordino M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7706289 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature