TY - JOUR
T1 - A bibliometric study of article retractions in technology fields in developing economies countries
AU - Eldakar, Metwaly Ali Mohamed
AU - Shehata, Ahmed Maher Khafaga
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PY - 2023/9/20
Y1 - 2023/9/20
N2 - Retractions are becoming increasingly common in research; studies have found that retractions can have significant consequences on the scientific community. The primary goal of this paper is to explore and understand retractions in the technology field in developing economies countries. Understanding the reasons for retractions is essential for researchers to improve their research practices and conduct. The findings of this study revealed a significant increase in the retracted scientific articles in technology, with the highest growth during 2009–2011. In addition, we found that China, Iran, India, and South Korea were among the top countries contributing retracted technology papers. In addition, an investigation of research themes demonstrated that most of the retracted technology articles were associated with simulations, genetic algorithms, mechanical properties, optimisation, adsorption, microstructures, components, neural networks, support vector machines, compressive strength, and data mining. It is essential to adopt sophisticated techniques to prevent plagiarism and duplicate publication. In addition, using an open peer review model is expected to reduce the occurrence of misconduct practices. Journals must also follow stricter policies, e.g., clear retraction guidelines, to prevent authors from possible misconduct.
AB - Retractions are becoming increasingly common in research; studies have found that retractions can have significant consequences on the scientific community. The primary goal of this paper is to explore and understand retractions in the technology field in developing economies countries. Understanding the reasons for retractions is essential for researchers to improve their research practices and conduct. The findings of this study revealed a significant increase in the retracted scientific articles in technology, with the highest growth during 2009–2011. In addition, we found that China, Iran, India, and South Korea were among the top countries contributing retracted technology papers. In addition, an investigation of research themes demonstrated that most of the retracted technology articles were associated with simulations, genetic algorithms, mechanical properties, optimisation, adsorption, microstructures, components, neural networks, support vector machines, compressive strength, and data mining. It is essential to adopt sophisticated techniques to prevent plagiarism and duplicate publication. In addition, using an open peer review model is expected to reduce the occurrence of misconduct practices. Journals must also follow stricter policies, e.g., clear retraction guidelines, to prevent authors from possible misconduct.
KW - Research misconducts
KW - Retractions
KW - Scholarly research
KW - Technology research
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U2 - 10.1007/s11192-023-04823-1
DO - 10.1007/s11192-023-04823-1
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85171547700
SN - 0138-9130
VL - 128
SP - 6047
EP - 6083
JO - Scientometrics
JF - Scientometrics
IS - 11
M1 - 11
ER -