Identifying common patterns in journals that retracted papers from paper mills: a cross-sectional study.

Abstract

To characterize journals that published and retracted articles retracted for having originated from paper mills and examine associations between paper mill retraction frequency and journal characteristics. Retraction Watch database was used to identify papers retracted due to originating from paper mills and journals, between January 2020 and December 2022. Data on the total number of articles and journal characteristics were obtained from Web of Science and Journal Citation Reports. Journals we