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RETRACTION: Effects of Aromatherapy With Rosa Damascene and Lavender on Pain and Anxiety of Burn Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis
TL;DR
This retracted paper claimed aromatherapy with Rosa Damascene and lavender reduces pain and anxiety in burn patients, but was found to have academic misconduct.
Contribution
The paper was retracted due to excessive self-citations and a compromised peer review process.
Findings
The paper was retracted for academic misconduct involving excessive self-citations.
The peer review process was found to be compromised.
The authors disagree with the retraction decision.
Abstract
RETRACTION: FarzanR. , FiroozM. , VajargahP. G. , MollaeiA. , TakasiP. , ToloueiM. , ZeydiA. E. , HosseiniS. J. , and KarkhahS. , “Effects of Aromatherapy With Rosa Damascene and Lavender on Pain and Anxiety of Burn Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal 20, no. 6 (2023): 2459–2472, 10.1111/iwj.14093.36651329 PMC10333018 The above article, published online on 18 January 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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…
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TopicsWound Healing and Treatments · Skin Protection and Aging · Urban Green Space and Health
RETRACTION:
R. Farzan , M. Firooz , P. G. Vajargah , A. Mollaei , P. Takasi , M. Tolouei , A. E. Zeydi , S. J. Hosseini , and S. Karkhah , “Effects of Aromatherapy With Rosa Damascene and Lavender on Pain and Anxiety of Burn Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal 20, no. 6 (2023): 2459–2472, 10.1111/iwj.14093.36651329 PMC10333018
The above article, published online on 18 January 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.