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The study addresses the ethical implications of citation practices in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on medical waste disposal.

March 26, 2026Heliyon0 citationsOpen Access

Expression of concern: “Evaluating the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on medical waste disposal using preference selection index with CRADIS in a fuzzy environment” Heliyon 10 (2024) e26997

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The study addresses the ethical implications of citation practices in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on medical waste disposal.
Investigate citation trends related to the author's papers before and after revision.
Analyze discrepancies between the original and revised article versions.
Evaluate the balance of literature references cited in the paper.
No citations in the original article version; 13 citations in the revised version.
Increased citations raise concerns about the integrity of the literature review.
Editors determined an imbalance in referenced works.

Abstract

An investigation conducted on behalf of the journal by Elsevier's Research Integrity & Publishing Ethics team found a significant increase in citations to papers published by the author, Sarbast Moslem, between the original submission and the revised version of the article. In summary, no papers by the author were cited in the original version of the article. This increased to 13 papers in the revised version of the article. The Editors have determined that the references in the paper do not provide readers with a balanced reflection of the literature.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/69c4cda5fdc3bde44891a4a4 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2026.e44816

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