邓支青 吴任力

(1.深圳大学管理学院 深圳 518000；2. 深圳大学社会发展与公共政策研究中心 深圳 518000；3. 武汉大学信息管理学院 武汉 430072)

A Study of Retracted Conference Papers Based on the Retraction Watch Database

Deng Zhiqing1, 2Wu Renli3

(1. College of Management, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518000; 2. Center for Social Development and Public Policy, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518000; 3. School of Information Management, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072)

Abstract: [Purpose/Significance]It is of great value to study the laws and characteristics of retracted academic documents for objectively understanding the retraction phenomenon, purifying academic environment and strengthening scientific integrity. Current research on retraction focuses on journal articles but rarely on conference papers. [Method/Process]This paper analyzes the characteristics of time, source and subject distribution as well as reasons and time to retraction of the 7,579 retracted conference papers in the Retraction Watch Database. [Result/Conclusion] It is found that there are significant differences in the reasons and time lags between the retraction of conference papers and journal papers, and that China is the "hardest hit" for the retraction of conference papers. We believe that researchers, reviewers, publishers, and scientific research institutions need to work together to strengthen the quality control of academic conferences and improve the normative behavior of relevant subjects.

Keywords: retraction watch database; retracted conference papers; characteristics of papers; reasons for retractions; time to retract

0 引 言

在学术交流与传播中，已形成较为成熟的撤稿机制，用以修正文献并提醒读者注意包含严重缺陷或错误数据导致其发现和结论不可信的出版物，也被用于提醒读者注意重复发表、抄袭和未能披露的利益冲突问题[1]。其主要目的在于纠正文献并确保其完整性，而不是惩罚涉及不端行为的作者。撤稿是一种世界性的现象，即使不考虑具体原因，被撤销的文献也代表着“项目失败的明确证据”，撤稿的数量和频率也因此成为科学事业健康程度的重要指标[2]。因而，对于撤稿全面而系统的研究具有现实需要和重要价值[3]。

学术会议是研究成果交流与传播的重要渠道，会议所涵盖的广泛主题可以帮助科研人员重新获得其在专业研究中失去的一些更广泛维度的知识，并增加将这个社区联系在一起的沟通和联系[4]。会议文献则属于“发生在特定的社会文化背景下并具有特定的交流功能”的文献类型[5]，可以在连接迥然不同的科学社区方面发挥作用，成为弥合不同科学专业之间差距的重要途径，并拓展专家的一般知识基础。会议文献正在成为重要的科学信息来源，对会议文献的撤稿机制也逐渐形成。但当前对会议文献撤稿的具体深入研究较为缺乏，不利于学术共同体形成对于学术会议成果交流与发表的清晰认知。……