Investigate the relationship between the retraction reasons and the quality of methodology in non-Cochrane retracted systematic reviews: a systematic review

Table 4 The relationship between the reason for retraction and the methodological quality of retracted non-Cochrane SRS

Reasons for retraction	Quality of methodology				Total
Reasons for retraction	Critically low	Low	Moderate	High	Total
Scientific error and academic misconduct	100	26	1	4	131	p < 0.048
No scientific error and no academic misconduct	5	0	1	1	7
No scientific error and academic misconduct	30	8	3	3	44
Scientific error and no academic misconduct	67	17	6	9	99
Total	202	51	11	17	281

ISSN: 2046-4053