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Retraction
Papers published in this journal will be considered for retraction in publication if:
- They have clear evidence that the findings are unreliable, either due to errors (e.g., data fabrication) or honest errors (e.g., calculation errors or experimental errors).
- Previous findings have been published elsewhere without proper cross-referencing, permission, or adequate justification (i.e., cases of excessive publication).
- It involves plagiarism.
- It reports unethical research.
The retraction mechanism follows the Retraction Guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), which can be accessed at https://publicationethics.org/files/retraction%20guidelines.pdf.