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RETRACTION: Effects of Non‐Pharmacological Interventions on Pain Intensity of Children With Burns: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

TL;DR
This retracted paper aimed to review non-drug methods for reducing pain in children with burns, but was retracted due to citation and peer review issues.
Contribution
The paper was retracted due to excessive self-citations and a compromised peer review process.
Findings
The paper was retracted due to excessive self-citations in the reference list.
The peer review process was found to be compromised.
The authors disagree with the retraction decision.
Abstract
RETRACTION: FarzanR. , ParviziA. , HaddadiS. , TabarianM. S. , JamshidbeigiA. , SamidoustP. , VajargahP. G. , MollaeiA. , TakasiP. , KarkhahS. , FiroozM. , and HosseiniS. J. , “Effects of Non‐Pharmacological Interventions on Pain Intensity of Children With Burns: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal 20, no. 7 (2023): 2898–2913, 10.1111/iwj.14134.36859758 PMC10410361 The above article, published online on 01 March 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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…
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Taxonomy
TopicsBurn Injury Management and Outcomes · Wound Healing and Treatments · Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management
RETRACTION:
R. Farzan , A. Parvizi , S. Haddadi , M. S. Tabarian , A. Jamshidbeigi , P. Samidoust , P. G. Vajargah , A. Mollaei , P. Takasi , S. Karkhah , M. Firooz , and S. J. Hosseini , “Effects of Non‐Pharmacological Interventions on Pain Intensity of Children With Burns: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal 20, no. 7 (2023): 2898–2913, 10.1111/iwj.14134.36859758 PMC10410361
The above article, published online on 01 March 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.
