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RETRACTION: A Systematic Review of Caregivers' Knowledge and Related Factors Towards Pressure Ulcer Prevention
TL;DR
This retracted paper originally aimed to review caregivers' knowledge about preventing pressure ulcers but was found to have issues with self-citations and peer review compromise.
Contribution
The paper's original contribution was a systematic review of factors affecting caregivers' knowledge in pressure ulcer prevention.
Findings
The paper was retracted due to excessive self-citations and a compromised peer review process.
The authors disagree with the retraction decision.
The original study aimed to identify factors influencing caregivers' knowledge about pressure ulcer prevention.
Abstract
RETRACTION: FarzanR. , YaraliM. , MollaeiA. , GhaderiA. , TakasiP. , SarafiM. , SamidoustP. , MahdiabadiM. Z. , FiroozM. , HosseiniS. J. , VajargahP. G. , and KarkhahS. , “A Systematic Review of Caregivers' Knowledge and Related Factors Towards Pressure Ulcer Prevention,” International Wound Journal 20, no. 8 (2023): 3362–3370, 10.1111/iwj.14168.36960763 PMC10502257 The above article, published online on 24 March 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. A third party reported to the journal that they had found evidence of excessive self‐citations in the reference list of this article. The publisher confirmed multiple instances of redundant self‐citations. Upon further investigation, the publisher also concluded that this article…
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Taxonomy
TopicsPressure Ulcer Prevention and Management · Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases
RETRACTION:
R. Farzan , M. Yarali , A. Mollaei , A. Ghaderi , P. Takasi , M. Sarafi , P. Samidoust , M. Z. Mahdiabadi , M. Firooz , S. J. Hosseini , P. G. Vajargah , and S. Karkhah , “A Systematic Review of Caregivers' Knowledge and Related Factors Towards Pressure Ulcer Prevention,” International Wound Journal 20, no. 8 (2023): 3362–3370, 10.1111/iwj.14168.36960763 PMC10502257
The above article, published online on 24 March 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. A third party reported to the journal that they had found evidence of excessive self‐citations in the reference list of this article. The publisher confirmed multiple instances of redundant self‐citations. Upon further investigation, the publisher also concluded that this article was accepted solely on the basis of a compromised peer review process. In view of the clear evidence of compromised peer review, the parties agreed that the paper must be retracted. The authors disagree with the retraction.