Introduction Here is growing concern with integrity of publications and constantly increasing rate of retraction of publications. More than 10,000 research papers were retracted in 2023. However, the extent of retractions in gynecologic oncology is unclear.

Methods We searched the Web of Science platform for publications in ‘gynecologic oncology’ in ‘all fields’ search. We included multiple validated keywords: We included only original articles as types of publication and excluded reviews, letters and other published material. We then searched for retracted articles through a Web of Science search field.

Results We included in the analysis 207,330 articles published during 1965-2023 from 200 countries. There were 575/185,849 (0.31%) retracted publications during 1998-2023 published by 31 countries, representing a rate of 28 retractions per 10,000 articles. TThe number of retractions increased constantly reaching a peak in retraction rate in 2023 with 81 retractions per 10,000 articles. The leading countries in publications were USA with 72,421 (34.9%), China 33,451 (16.1%), England 12,565 (6.0%), Japan 12,364 (5.9%) and Germany 11,931 (5.7%). The leading countries with retraction rate were Belarus 161 per 10,000, Iraq 148:10,000, Emirates 104:10,000, China 85:10,000, Qatar 59:10,000, Iran 57:10,000, and Tunisia 47:10,000. The retracted articles were cited by more than 10,000 other publications with a median number of citations per year of 1.25.

Conclusion/Implications He increasing rate of retractions in gynecologic oncology raises concern regarding science integrity with some countries identified with high retraction rates. Publishers and journal editorial boards should be aware of this phenomenon and measures should be sought for decreasing retractions rate.