Table 6 Reasons for the retraction of articles in veterinary medicine/animal health
Category | Reason | No. (%) of Retractions* | Total No. (%) Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
Error | Â | Â | 50 (20.6%) |
Administrative error by journal or publisher | 13 (5.3%) | Â | |
Erroneous data, analysis, or interpretation by author | 37 (15.3%) | Â | |
Research misconduct | Â | Â | 44 (18.2%) |
Data fabrication or falsification | 23 (9.5%) | Â | |
Suspected data fabrication/ falsification | 5 (2.0%) | Â | |
Image manipulation | 13 (5.3%) | Â | |
Research misconduct, not otherwise specified | 3 (1.2%) | Â | |
Publication misconduct | Â | Â | 183 (75.6%) |
Plagiarism, misappropriation of data | 65 (26.8%) | Â | |
Duplicate publication†| 41 (16.9%) |  | |
Authorship irregularity | 41 (16.9%) | Â | |
Compromised peer review | 36 (14.9%) | Â | |
Unknown | Â | Â | 35 (14.4%) |