The results of our analysis in Scopus show that articles on COVID-19 (or SARS-CoV-2) have not been retracted more frequently than those involving other common pathologies such as cancer, sepsis, trauma, Alzheimer’s disease and even diabetes. Nonetheless, the trend of article retractions on COVID-19 and/or SARS-CoV-2 has gradually increased between 2020 and 2023, emphasizing that the urgency of publishing new information on the diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19 combined with perhaps too rapid and thus inaccurate peer-review should not be seen as the only reasons for article retractions.
Articles’ retraction during the pandemic: COVID-19 is not the pacemaker
Giuseppe Lippi;Camilla Mattiuzzi
2024-01-01
Abstract
The results of our analysis in Scopus show that articles on COVID-19 (or SARS-CoV-2) have not been retracted more frequently than those involving other common pathologies such as cancer, sepsis, trauma, Alzheimer’s disease and even diabetes. Nonetheless, the trend of article retractions on COVID-19 and/or SARS-CoV-2 has gradually increased between 2020 and 2023, emphasizing that the urgency of publishing new information on the diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19 combined with perhaps too rapid and thus inaccurate peer-review should not be seen as the only reasons for article retractions.
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