New Research Article: “Retraction Policies of Top Scientific Journals Ranked by Impact Factor”
The following full text article appears in the latest issue of the Journal of the Medical Library Association.
Title
Retraction Policies of Top Scientific Journals Ranked by Impact Factor
Authors
David B. Resnik, JD., PhD
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health
Elizabeth Wager, PhD
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Grace E. Kissling, PhD
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health
Source
Journal of the Medical Library Association
2015 Jul; 103(3)
Abstract
Objective
This study gathered information about the retraction policies of the top 200 scientific journals, ranked by impact factor.
Methods
Editors of the top 200 science journals for the year 2012 were contacted by email.
Results
One hundred forty-seven journals (74%) responded to a request for information. Of these, 95 (65%) had a retraction policy. Of journals with a retraction policy, 94% had a policy that allows the editors to retract articles without authors’ consent.
Conclusions
The majority of journals in this sample had a retraction policy, and almost all of them would retract an article without the authors’ permission.
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About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.
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