Moradi S, Abdi S. Pandemic publication: correction and erratum in COVID-19 publications.
Scientometrics 2020;
126:1849-1857. [PMID:
33250543 PMCID:
PMC7680214 DOI:
10.1007/s11192-020-03787-w]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
This commentary identifies and characterizes correction and erratum in COVID-19 publications with a scientometric approach by considering their rate of growth, reasons for correction, the time-span between publishing the original and corrected versions, as well as their citation status in four questions. It also suggestions to solve the current issues regarding indexing, retrieving, publishing, and research evaluation.
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