因为多张图存在重复性,Cell and Tissue Research撤回这篇文章
发一篇文章不用容易,特别是基础科研,但是也不能不诚信。一旦文章被撤稿,得不偿失,无论是个人还是课题组都有损学术声誉。其中在这么多撤稿文章中,图片重复使用是最常见的撤稿原因,例如下面这篇文章就是因为存在多张图片重复使用的问题被撤回,文章发表在Cell and Tissue Research,该期刊的影响因子:4.044,审稿周期较快。
文章题目:Retraction Note to: Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) as a pro-osteogenic agent to enhance osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells from human bone marrow: an in vitro study
官方撤稿理由:
The Editor-in-Chief has retracted this article [1] because there appear to be numerous duplications within Figs. 2, 3, 5 and 6(多张图片存在重复性). Due to these duplications, the Editor-in-Chief no longer has confidence in the data and subsequent conclusions drawn from them.
Huayu Wu agrees to this retraction. Li Zheng agrees with the retraction but does not does not agree with the wording. Pan Jin does not agree with the retraction. Guojie Xu and Jinmin Zhao have not responded to any correspondence from the publisher about this retraction.
参考文章:Jin P, Wu H, Xu G et al (2014) Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) as a pro-osteogenic agent to enhance osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells from human bone marrow: an in vitro study. Cell Tissue Res 356:381–390. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00441-014-1797-9