# RETRACTION: Evaluating the Impact of Recombinant Human Epidermal Growth Factor on Scar Formation in Oral and Maxillofacial Traumatic Wound Healing

## TL;DR

This retracted study claimed to evaluate how a growth factor affects scar formation in facial wounds, but was found to have used a compromised peer review process.

## Contribution

The paper's findings are invalidated due to a flawed peer review process, revealing issues in scientific integrity.

## Key findings

- The article was retracted due to a compromised peer review process.
- The publisher's investigation found the article was accepted improperly.
- Authors did not respond to the retraction notice.

## Abstract

RETRACTION:

ZhuB.
,
TongG.
,
GaoP.
, and
YanM.
, “Evaluating the Impact of Recombinant Human Epidermal Growth Factor on Scar Formation in Oral and Maxillofacial Traumatic Wound Healing,” International Wound Journal
21, no. 4 (2024): e14851, 10.1111/iwj.14851.38563121
PMC10985544

The above article, published online on 02 April 2024, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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. The editors have therefore decided to retract the article. The authors did not respond to our notice regarding the retraction.