Salim Moussa
Salim Moussa
Université de Gafsa, Institut Supérieur des Études Appliquées en Humanités, Cité des Jeunes,
Gafsa 2133, Tunisia
(salimmoussa@yahoo.fr)
Jaime A. Teixeira da Silva”
Ikenobe 3011-2, Kagawa-ken, 761-0799, Japan
(jaimetex@yahoo.com)
Background. An expression of concern (EoC) is usually issued when there are concerns about the integrity or accuracy of a previously published article, although those concerns in themselves are not serious enough to warrant a formal retraction at the time the concerns were raised.
Objectives. This paper examines the contexts and contents of EoCs published in the Financial Times 50 (FT50) journals, which are widely regarded as the most influential and respected in the fields of business and management.
Methods and Result. A search using the Retraction Watch database revealed only three instances of EoCs in FT50 journals, with the oldest published in April 2015 and the latest in August 2021. A search on Clarivate’s Web of Science Core Collection indicated that the articles to which the three EoCs were associated have amassed together 581 citations by 22 November 2023. Examination of the content of these EoCs showed that they were prompted by a complaint, a university-led investigation, and a third party. This paper also sheds light on the contexts behind the issuance of these EoCs in these FT50 journals, while highlighting concerns about them.
Contributions. This paper focuses on a type of scholarly document (i.e., EoC) that has received little attention within the library and information science literature.
Cite: Moussa, S., & Teixeira da Silva, J. A. (2023). Concerns Expressed: A Snap-shot of Expressions of Concern in FT50. LIBRES, 33(1), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.32655/LIBRES.2023.1.1