Table 4.

Summary of features of Gene and Oncology Reports journals and problematic articles.

FeatureGeneOncology Reports
Publication years screened by Seek & Blastn2007–20182014–2018
Journal impact factor (range during years screened)2.082–2.8712.301–3.041
Flagged/screened articles proportion (%)742/7,399 (10%)1,709/3,778 (45%)
Problematic/flagged articles proportion (%)128/742 (17%)436/1,709 (26%)
Incorrect sequences/problematic article median (range)2 (1–36)2 (1–15)
Problematic articles from China proportion (%)69/128 (54%)393/436 (90%)
Problematic articles from all other countries proportion (%)59/128 (46%)43/436 (10%)
Problematic articles from China affiliated with hospitals proportion (%)54/69 (78%)342/393 (87%)
Problematic articles from all other countries affiliated with hospitals proportion (%)5/59 (9%)5/43 (12%)
Retracted or corrected problematic articles proportion (%)2/128 (2%)2/436 (0.5%)