# RETRACTION: Prevalence of Non‐Accidental Burns and Related Factors in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

## TL;DR

This retracted paper originally aimed to analyze the prevalence of non-accidental burns in children and related factors through a systematic review and meta-analysis.

## Contribution

The paper's contribution was a meta-analysis of non-accidental burns in children, though it was retracted due to compromised peer review and excessive self-citations.

## Key findings

- The paper was retracted due to evidence of excessive self-citations.
- The peer review process was found to be compromised.
- The authors disagree with the retraction decision.

## Abstract

RETRACTION:

HermisA. H.
,
TehranyP. M.
,
HosseiniS. J.
,
FiroozM.
,
HosseiniS. R.
,
JamshidbeigiA.
,
MahdiabadiM. Z.
,
VajargahP. G.
,
MollaeiA.
,
KarkhahS.
,
TakasiP.
,
OtaghvarH. A.
, and
FarzanR.
, “Prevalence of Non‐Accidental Burns and Related Factors in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal
20, no. 9 (2023): 3855–3870, 10.1111/iwj.14236.37224877
PMC10588353

The above article, published online on 24 May 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.