Context Analysis of Continued Citation of Retracted Manuscripts Published in Anesthesiology Journals

Frasco, Peter E.; Smith, Bradford B.; Murray, Andrew W.; Khurmi, Narjeet; Mueller, Jeff T.; Poterack, Karl A.

doi:10.1213/ane.0000000000006195

Anesthesia & Analgesia

2022

DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000006195

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Context Analysis of Continued Citation of Retracted Manuscripts Published in Anesthesiology Journals

Peter E. Frasco

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Bradford B. Smith

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Andrew W. Murray

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Abstract: The continued citation of retracted publications from the medical literature is a well-known and persistent problem. We describe the contexts of ongoing citations to manuscripts that have been retracted from a selection of anesthesiology journals. We also examine how bibliographic databases and publisher websites document the retracted status of these manuscripts. The authors performed an analysis of retracted publications from anesthesiology journals using the Retraction Watch database. We then examined how t… Show more

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“…Meanwhile the subject of academic integrity in scientific literature has long been (and continues to be) discussed in the light of retractions in research[ 1 ], it is the inappropriate citation of retracted articles that has off late come to the fore as an incessant problem across anaesthesia-intensive care publications, necessitating a concerted focus of the stakeholders involved. [ 2 3 ]…”

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“…Assigning the requisite responsibility to the authors for ensuring to refrain from citing the retracted articles, the former committee statement simultaneously bespeaks of the importance of the context in which a retracted article stands cited in a publication. In this context, a recent analysis by Frasco et al ,[ 3 ] examined the continued citation of retracted articles. They reviewed 211 manuscripts retracted between 1993 and 2020 using the Retraction Watch database (retractiondatabase.org).…”

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“…Herein, ahead of the retracted publications being in a position to influence the conduct of 10.3% of the original articles, the data from the retracted manuscripts, more importantly was incorporated in 64.2% of the included systematic reviews and meta-analyses. [ 3 ]…”

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“…From a preventative perspective, Frasco et al . [ 3 ] found that PubMed is the most consistent (98.8%) database/search engine documenting the retracted status of a publication, and providing a direct link to the retraction notice. [ 5 ] According to ICMJE, “For articles published in journals indexed in MEDLINE, the ICMJE considers PubMed the authoritative source for information about retractions.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Despite formal recommendations, the citation of retracted literature continues to be an ongoing concern where simple solutions like watermarking the available versions to indicate retraction may help considerably in addition to an escalating awareness regarding the problem. [ 2 3 ] Furthermore, including a declaration in the pre-submission checklist on the manuscript submission portal could be beneficial. This would require the submitting author to confirm that they had duly adhered to the specified recommendations in the matter.…”

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Living Up to the Recommendations on the Citation of Retracted Articles

Magoon

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Suresh

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2025

Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia

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Exaggerated anticipatory anxiety is common in social anxiety disorder (SAD). Neuroimaging studies have revealed altered neural activity in response to social stimuli in SAD, but fewer studies have examined neural activity during anticipation of feared social stimuli in SAD. The current study examined the time course and magnitude of activity in threat processing brain regions during speech anticipation in socially anxious individuals and healthy controls (HC). Method Participants (SAD n = 58; HC n = 16) underwent functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) during which they completed a 90s control anticipation task and 90s speech anticipation task.

“…Meanwhile the subject of academic integrity in scientific literature has long been (and continues to be) discussed in the light of retractions in research[ 1 ], it is the inappropriate citation of retracted articles that has off late come to the fore as an incessant problem across anaesthesia-intensive care publications, necessitating a concerted focus of the stakeholders involved. [ 2 3 ]…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Assigning the requisite responsibility to the authors for ensuring to refrain from citing the retracted articles, the former committee statement simultaneously bespeaks of the importance of the context in which a retracted article stands cited in a publication. In this context, a recent analysis by Frasco et al ,[ 3 ] examined the continued citation of retracted articles. They reviewed 211 manuscripts retracted between 1993 and 2020 using the Retraction Watch database (retractiondatabase.org).…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Herein, ahead of the retracted publications being in a position to influence the conduct of 10.3% of the original articles, the data from the retracted manuscripts, more importantly was incorporated in 64.2% of the included systematic reviews and meta-analyses. [ 3 ]…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…From a preventative perspective, Frasco et al . [ 3 ] found that PubMed is the most consistent (98.8%) database/search engine documenting the retracted status of a publication, and providing a direct link to the retraction notice. [ 5 ] According to ICMJE, “For articles published in journals indexed in MEDLINE, the ICMJE considers PubMed the authoritative source for information about retractions.…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Despite formal recommendations, the citation of retracted literature continues to be an ongoing concern where simple solutions like watermarking the available versions to indicate retraction may help considerably in addition to an escalating awareness regarding the problem. [ 2 3 ] Furthermore, including a declaration in the pre-submission checklist on the manuscript submission portal could be beneficial. This would require the submitting author to confirm that they had duly adhered to the specified recommendations in the matter.…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Living Up to the Recommendations on the Citation of Retracted Articles

Magoon

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,

Suresh

²

2025

Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia

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Exaggerated anticipatory anxiety is common in social anxiety disorder (SAD). Neuroimaging studies have revealed altered neural activity in response to social stimuli in SAD, but fewer studies have examined neural activity during anticipation of feared social stimuli in SAD. The current study examined the time course and magnitude of activity in threat processing brain regions during speech anticipation in socially anxious individuals and healthy controls (HC). Method Participants (SAD n = 58; HC n = 16) underwent functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) during which they completed a 90s control anticipation task and 90s speech anticipation task.

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