Does the type of publisher response to integrity concerns influence subsequent citations? A cohort study.

2026-02-27 health informatics Title + abstract only

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BackgroundJournals may respond to integrity concerns by publishing an editorial response (editorial notice, expression of concern (EoC) or retraction). We investigated whether the type of editorial response affected citation rates. MethodsWe obtained citations for 172 randomised controlled trials (RCTs) with integrity concerns (41 had editorial notices, 38 EoCs and 23 retractions) and control RCTs from the same journal and year. Monthly citation rates up to 60 months before and after editorial ...

Does the type of publisher response to integrity concerns influence subsequent citations? A cohort study.

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