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Retracted COVID-19 Papers and the level of 'citation pollution': a preliminary analysis and directions for future research

  • Authors: Van der Walt, Wynand , Willems, Kris A , Friedrich, Wernher , Hatsu, Sylvester , Krauss, Kirstin
  • Date: 2020
  • Subjects: Retraction watch , Research -- Evaluation , Bibliographical citations -- Evaluation , Science publishing -- Corrupt practices , Scholarly publishing -- Corrupt practices , Learning and scholarship -- Corrupt practices , Medical publishing -- Corrupt practices , COVID-19 (Disease) -- Publishing
  • Language: English
  • Type: Article , text
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/167732 , vital:41508 , https://www.abd-bvd.be/nl/bladen-voor-documentatie/2020-3-4/
  • Description: Retraction Watch maintains a "running list" of retracted papers on Covid-19 related research. By the end of September 2020, thirty-three retracted Covid-19 papers were listed. We analysed these retracted papers, focusing specifically on how they have been cited by review papers, and subsequently how they have penetrated and potentially distorted public discourse and legitimate research on Covid-19. The study demonstrates the need for more in-depth studies that focus on the phenomenon of citation pollution. We show that the "Covid-19 publication race", amplified by a pressure-to-publish research culture, distorted published science on Covid-19. We highlight the urgency to engage popular media and critical decision makers on how to distinguish between questionable and legitimate science. We also emphasise the importance of dealing with illegitimate research in a timely manner, both from a scholarly communications and research quality perspective. , Retraction Watch maintient une "liste courante" des articles rétractés sur les recherches liées au Covid-19. Fin septembre 2020, trente-trois articles rétractés sur le Covid-19 étaient répertoriés. Nous avons analysé ces articles rétractés, en nous concentrant spécifiquement sur la façon dont ils ont été cités par d'autres articles, et ensuite sur la façon dont ils ont pénétré et potentiellement faussé le discours public et la recherche légitime sur le Covid-19. L'étude démontre le besoin d'études plus approfondies qui se concentrent sur le phénomène de la pollution des citations. Nous montrons que la "course à la publication sur le Covid-19", amplifiée par une culture de la pression à la publication de la recherche, a déformé l'information scientifique publiée sur le Covid-19. Nous soulignons l'urgence d'engager les médias populaires et les décideurs critiques sur la manière de distinguer la science douteuse de la science légitime. Nous soulignons également l'importance de traiter rapidement les recherches illégitimes, tant du point de vue de la communication scientifique que de la qualité de la recherche. , Retraction Watch houdt een "lopende lijst" bij van ingetrokken papieren over Covid-19-gerelateerd onderzoek. Eind september 2020 waren drieëndertig ingetrokken Covid-19 papieren op de lijst geplaatst. We hebben deze ingetrokken papieren geanalyseerd, waarbij we ons specifiek hebben gericht op de manier waarop ze zijn geciteerd door review papers, en vervolgens op de manier waarop ze zijn doorgedrongen en mogelijk vervormd in het publieke discours en het legitieme onderzoek naar Covid-19. De studie toont aan dat er behoefte is aan meer diepgaande studies die zich richten op het fenomeen van de citatievervuiling. We tonen aan dat de "Covid-19-publicatierace", versterkt door een druk om te publiceren onderzoekscultuur, de gepubliceerde wetenschap over Covid-19 vertekend heeft. We benadrukken de urgentie om de populaire media en kritische besluitvormers te betrekken bij het maken van een onderscheid tussen twijfelachtige en legitieme wetenschap. We benadrukken ook het belang van het tijdig aanpakken van onrechtmatig onderzoek, zowel vanuit het oogpunt van wetenschappelijke communicatie als vanuit het oogpunt van de kwaliteit van het onderzoek.
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Exploring and implementing Open Linked Data record creation on the Rhodes Digital Commons

  • Authors: Van der Walt, Wynand
  • Date: 2018-07-04
  • Subjects: Linked data , Academic libraries -- Automation -- South Africa
  • Language: English
  • Type: text , conference materials
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/65066 , vital:28661
  • Description: Presentation at the NeDICC Meeting, held on the 4th of July 2018 at the CSIR, Pretoria. The purpose of the presentation was to inform the NeDICC community members of preliminary investigations into Linked Data and the potential impact on the Rhodes Digital Commons (Rhodes' Institutional Repository).
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Our data - our responsibility: the semantic web, deep linking and repositories

  • Authors: Van der Walt, Wynand , Innovative User Group Southern Africa (IUGSA), 14th Annual Conference : 2016 : Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng
  • Date: 2016
  • Subjects: Library science
  • Language: English
  • Type: text
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/5602 , vital:20945
  • Description: The paper examines some possibilities in terms of adapting roles and responsibilities to further ensure that content, and the correct associated metadata, as provided through repositories, are discoverable. It is proposed that the key roles affected would be those of the subject specialists (subject librarians), the metadata specialists, repository managers, and as importantly, the authors and publishers at these institutions. Using the Ichthyological Bulletin series (as published by Rhodes University between 1956 and 2001), deep-linking options will be examined, as well as the challenges experienced pertaining to data linking as part of this specific digitization project.
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SIERRA: ERM and usage statistics

Welcome address at the 2014 Open Access Symposium, Rhodes University

  • Authors: Van der Walt, Wynand
  • Date: 2014-10-21
  • Language: English
  • Type: Text
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/152713 , vital:39334
  • Description: Openinig address by the Head Librarian: Technical Services, Mr Wynand van der Walt, of the 2014 Open Access Symposium, 21 October 2014, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa.
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Electronic Resources Management

  • Authors: Stoltz, Brenda , Van der Walt, Wynand
  • Date: 2014-06-20
  • Language: English
  • Type: Text
  • Identifier: vital:7955 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1012048
  • Description: Continual Professional & Development training session on Electronic Resources Management, Grahamstown, 20 June 2014.
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Institutional Repositories and Regional Collaboration: the Content Pro IRX Implementation at SEALS

  • Authors: Clarke, Roelien , Van der Walt, Wynand
  • Date: 2013
  • Language: English
  • Type: Conference paper , text
  • Identifier: vital:6977 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1007310
  • Description: Paper delivered at the Annual Innovative User Group South Africa (IUGSA) Conference held in Bloemfontein, University of the Free State, 13-15 November 2013
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