| Title |
Misconduct Policies in High-Impact Biomedical Journals
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, December 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0051928 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Xavier Bosch, Cristina Hernández, Juan M. Pericas, Pamela Doti, Ana Marušić |
| Abstract |
It is not clear which research misconduct policies are adopted by biomedical journals. This study assessed the prevalence and content policies of the most influential biomedical journals on misconduct and procedures for handling and responding to allegations of misconduct. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 22 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 10 | 45% |
| United States | 3 | 14% |
| Australia | 2 | 9% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 5% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 5% |
| Canada | 1 | 5% |
| Unknown | 4 | 18% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 15 | 68% |
| Scientists | 3 | 14% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 9% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 9% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 99 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 2% |
| Nigeria | 2 | 2% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1% |
| Canada | 1 | 1% |
| Brazil | 1 | 1% |
| India | 1 | 1% |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 90 | 91% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 15 | 15% |
| Researcher | 11 | 11% |
| Student > Master | 11 | 11% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 8 | 8% |
| Professor | 6 | 6% |
| Other | 28 | 28% |
| Unknown | 20 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 21 | 21% |
| Social Sciences | 13 | 13% |
| Arts and Humanities | 6 | 6% |
| Philosophy | 5 | 5% |
| Computer Science | 4 | 4% |
| Other | 22 | 22% |
| Unknown | 28 | 28% |