Retraction
Papers published in this journal will be considered withdrawn in publication if:
- They have clear evidence that the findings are unreliable, either as a result of errors (e.g. data generation) or honest errors (e.g. computational errors or experimental errors)
- findings have previously been published elsewhere without proper cross-reference, permission or justification (i.e. a case of over-publication)
- it is plagiarism
- it reports unethical research
The revocation mechanism follows the Revocation Guidelines from the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) which can be accessed at https://publicationethics.org/files/retraction%20guidelines.pdf.