Subjects: Library Science，Information Science >> Library Science submitted time 2024-06-05
Abstract： Objective To analyze some of the characteristics of papers retracted in batch by Hindawi journals. The aim is to provide a reference for Chinese scientific and technical journals on how to deal with the systematic manipulation of the publication process.
Methods Retraction statements and retracted papers were obtained from the Hindawi XML corpus. Based on the Web of Science core collection, we analyzed the author affiliations and citations of the retracted papers.
Results Hindawi journals retracted a total of 11,371 papers between November 16, 2022 and March 20, 2024. The majority (74.7%) of these retracted papers were published in 2022, with an average of 46 days from submission to acceptance, 77 days from submission to publication, and 526 days from publication to retraction. The 50 institutions in mainland China with the highest number of publications in the same period were involved in publishing 18.6% of the retracted papers.
Conclusion Batched retraction of papers involving systematic manipulation of the publication process is a practice by publishers to combat “paper mills”. Although most retracted papers had authors from mainland China, the authors of retracted papers cannot be considered representative of Chinese researchers. Chinese scientific journals should avoid manipulation of the publication process due to editorial incompetence, and research institutions should strengthen education on research integrity to prevent Chinese authors from being involved in similar incidents.
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