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Table 2 Reasons for EEoC about publications (n = 97a) (August 2014–August 2016)

From: Concern noted: a descriptive study of editorial expressions of concern in PubMed and PubMed Central

Reason

n (%)

Validity of data, methods, or interpretation

66 (68)

Allegations or findings of research misconduct

11 (11)

Disputes concerning authorship or data ownership

8 (8)

Overlapping text or duplicate publication

7 (7)

Unspecified

5 (5)

  1. aEEoCs which could not be coded are excluded (n = 2). Multiple reasons were coded for 3 EEoCs. Here each publication is assigned to a single category. The order of descending precedence was as follows: research misconduct, validity, authorship/ownership, text overlap/duplication