# RETRACTION: Examining the Relationship Between Nutritional Status and Wound Healing in Head and Neck Cancer Treatment: A Focus on Malnutrition and Nutrient Deficiencies

## TL;DR

This paper was retracted because it was accepted due to a compromised peer review process, despite the authors disagreeing with the decision.

## Contribution

The paper's findings and claims are invalidated due to ethical issues in the peer review process.

## Key findings

- The article was retracted after an investigation revealed a compromised peer review process.
- The authors disagree with the retraction decision, but the editors and publisher have upheld it.
- The retraction highlights concerns about integrity in academic publishing.

## Abstract

RETRACTION:

ChenY.
,
LiY.
,
ZengY.
,
LiC.
,
LiY.
,
WangY.
, and
WangK.
, “Examining the Relationship Between Nutritional Status and Wound Healing in Head and Neck Cancer Treatment: A Focus on Malnutrition and Nutrient Deficiencies,” International Wound Journal
21, no. 3 (2024): e14810, 10.1111/iwj.14810.38414357
PMC10899863

The above article, published online on 27 February 2024, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/) and its correction (https://doi.org/10.1111/iwj.14876), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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 disagree with the retraction.