RETRACTION: Relationship Between Body Mass Index and Mortality of Burns Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

TL;DR

A retracted study claimed to analyze the link between BMI and mortality in burn patients, but was found to have a flawed peer review and excessive self-citations.

Contribution

The paper was retracted due to compromised peer review and citation manipulation, not for scientific novelty.

Findings

The paper was retracted due to a compromised peer review process.

The reference list contained excessive self-citations.

The authors disagree with the retraction decision.

Abstract

RETRACTION:

Al‐dolaimyF.
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HusseinU. A.‐R.
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KzarM. H.
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SaudA.
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JawadM. A.
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HasanS. Y.
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AlhassanM. S.
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AlawadiA. H.
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AlsaalamyA.
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FarzanR.
, “Relationship Between Body Mass Index and Mortality of Burns Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal
21, no. 1 (2021): e14358, 10.1111/iwj.14358.PMC1078189537654247

The above article, published online on 01 September 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Following an investigation by the publisher, all parties have concluded that this article was accepted solely on the basis of a compromised peer review process. In addition, the publisher confirmed multiple instances of excessive self‐citations in the reference list of this article. 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.