scieditorScience Editor and PublisherНаучный редактор и издатель2542-02672541-8122АНРИ10.24069/SEP-23-14scieditor-381Research ArticlePUBLISHING ETHICSИЗДАТЕЛЬСКАЯ ЭТИКАMulti-affiliation: a growing problem of scientific integrityМножественная аффилиация – острая проблема добросовестности научных исследованийhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1967-4147ХалевиГ.HaleviG.

Гали Халеви

Чандлер

Gali Halevi

Chandler

gali.halevi@clarivate.comhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9971-2731РоджерсГ.RogersG.

Гордон Роджерс

Чандлер

Gordon Rogers

Chandler

gordon.rogers@clarivate.comhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4821-9768Герреро-БотеВ. П.Guerrero-BoteV. P.

Висент П. Герреро-Боте

Бадахос

Vicente P. Guerrero-Bote

Badajoz

guerrero@unex.eshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0255-8628Де-Мойя-АнегонФ.De-Moya-AnegónF.

Феликс Де-Мойя-Анегон

Гранада

Félix De-Moya-Anegón

Granada

felix.moya@scimago.esClarivate, Институт научной информацииСоединённые Штаты АмерикиClarivate, Institute for Scientific InformationUnited StatesФакультет наук документации и связи Университета ЭстремадурыИспанияUniversidad de Extremadura Facultad de Ciencias de la Documentación y la ComunicaciónSpainИсследовательская группа SCimagoИспанияSCImago Research GroupSpain20232502202482124141Copyright © Halevi G., Rogers G., Guerrero-Bote V.P., De-Moya-Anegón F., 20242024Халеви Г., Роджерс Г., Герреро-Боте В.П., Де-Мойя-Анегон Ф.Halevi G., Rogers G., Guerrero-Bote V.P., De-Moya-Anegón F.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://www.scieditor.ru/jour/article/view/381

The past decade has witnessed a substantial increase in the number of affiliations listed by individual authors of scientific papers. Some authors now list an astonishing number of institutions, sometimes exceeding 20, 30, or more. This trend raises concerns regarding the genuine scientific contributions these authors make at each institution they claim to be affiliated with. To address this issue, our study conducted a comprehensive regional analysis of the growth of both domestic and international multi-affiliations over the past decade. Our findings reveal certain countries that have experienced an abnormal surge in international multi-affiliation authorships. Coupled with the high numbers of affiliations involved, this emphasizes the need for careful scrutiny of the actual scientific contributions made by these authors and the importance of safeguarding the integrity of scientific output and networks.

За прошедшие десятилетия наблюдается существенное увеличение количества аффилиаций, указываемых авторами научных статей. Некоторые авторы указывают поразительное количество аффилиаций, иногда свыше 20, 30 и более. Эта тенденция вызывает обеспокоенность по поводу подлинного научного вклада, который эти авторы вносят в деятельность учреждений, которые, по их утверждениям, они представляют. В рамках изучения данной проблемы мы провели исследование, включающее современный анализ по регионам относительно роста как испанских, так и международных множественных аффилиаций за последнее десятилетие. Результаты нашего исследования показывают, что в некоторых странах наблюдается аномальный всплеск международных множественных аффилиаций среди авторского коллектива. Принимая во внимание большое количество включаемых аффилиаций, необходимо тщательно изучать действительный научный вклад этих авторов и гарантировать защиту целостности научных результатов и сетей.

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