The spread of retracted research into policy literature

Author:

Malkov Dmitry1ORCID,Yaqub Ohid1ORCID,Siepel Josh1ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU), University of Sussex, Brighton, UK

Abstract

Abstract Retractions warn users against relying on problematic evidence. Until recently, it has not been possible to systematically examine the influence of retracted research on policy literature. Here, we use three databases to measure the extent of the phenomenon and explore what it might tell us about the users of such evidence. We identify policy-relevant documents that cite retracted research, we review and categorize the nature of citations, and we interview policy document authors. Overall, we find that 2.3% of retracted research is policy-cited. This seems higher than one might have expected, similar even to some notable benchmarks for “normal” nonretracted research that is policy-cited. The phenomenon is also multifaceted. First, certain types of retracted research (those with errors, types 1 and 4) are more likely to be policy-cited than other types (those without errors, types 2 and 3). Second, although some policy-relevant documents cite retracted research negatively, positive citations are twice as common and frequently occur after retraction. Third, certain types of policy organizations appear better at identifying problematic research and are perhaps more discerning when selecting and evaluating research.

Funder

H2020 European Research Council

Publisher

MIT Press

Subject

Library and Information Sciences,Cultural Studies,Numerical Analysis,Analysis

Reference98 articles.

1. Correction and retraction practices in library and information science journals;Ajiferuke;Journal of Librarianship and Information Science,2020

2. The career effects of scandal: Evidence from scientific retractions;Azoulay;Research Policy,2017

3. Retractions;Azoulay;Review of Economics and Statistics,2015

4. Retracted publications in mental health literature: Discovery across bibliographic platforms;Bakker;Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication,2018

同舟云学术

1.学者识别学者识别

2.学术分析学术分析

3.人才评估人才评估

"同舟云学术"是以全球学者为主线,采集、加工和组织学术论文而形成的新型学术文献查询和分析系统,可以对全球学者进行文献检索和人才价值评估。用户可以通过关注某些学科领域的顶尖人物而持续追踪该领域的学科进展和研究前沿。经过近期的数据扩容,当前同舟云学术共收录了国内外主流学术期刊6万余种,收集的期刊论文及会议论文总量共计约1.5亿篇,并以每天添加12000余篇中外论文的速度递增。我们也可以为用户提供个性化、定制化的学者数据。欢迎来电咨询!咨询电话:010-8811{复制后删除}0370

www.globalauthorid.com

TOP

Copyright © 2019-2024 北京同舟云网络信息技术有限公司
京公网安备11010802033243号  京ICP备18003416号-3