Retraction: Evaluation of carcinogenic effects of electromagnetic fields (EMF)

The Editor-in-chief of the Bosnian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences has decided to retract the article from Bayazit V et al. [1] entitled as: “Evaluation of carcinogenic effects of electromagnetic fields (EMF)” published in Bosn J Basic Med Sci. 2010 Aug;10(3):245-50.
After the editorial office was alerted of possible plagiarism in the article, it conducted thorough investigation and concluded that the article apparently represents plagiarized material from two World Health Organization reports, one European Commission report and other sources. Since this is considered scientific plagiarism and scientific misconduct, Editor-in-chief has decided to withdraw the article. The authors have agreed with the editorial office decision.

RETRACTION WATCH

Retraction

doi:10.1111/j.1447-0756.2009.01166.x J.

Obstet. Gynaecol. Res. Vol. 36, No. 1: 218, February 2010

The following article from The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research, ‘Effects of metformin on insulin resistance, androgen concentration, ovulation and pregnancy rates in women with polycystic ovary syndrome following laparoscopic ovarian drilling’ by Idris Kocak and Cazip Üstün, published in Volume 32, Issue 3, June 2006, pages 292–298, and online on 5 June 2006 in Wiley InterScience (http://www.interscience.wiley.com), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Takashi Okai, and Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd. The retraction has been agreed due to plagiarism between this article and the following articles published in the European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology; ‘The effects of metformin on insulin resistance, clomipheneinduced ovulation and pregnancy rates in women with polycystic ovary syndrome’ by Yılmaz Sahina, Unal Yirmibes, Fahrettin Kelestimurb and Ercan Aygena. Volume 113, Issue 2, 2004, pages 214–220, and in Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, ‘Review of nonsurgical and surgical treatment and the role of insulinsensitizing agents in the management of infertile women with polycystic ovary syndrome’ by Ahmed M. Saleh and Hala S. Khalil, Volume 83, Issue 7, 2004, pages 614–621.

Retraction of Redundant Publication

Editor’s Comment: 

On Redundant and Duplicate Articles 
The availability of large electronic data bases and our ease in querying them makes recognition of redundant and duplicate publications easier. Both are considered to be a type of self-plagiarism. Once an editor recognizes a publication as redundant or duplicate, he or she may choose to inform PubMed with or without warning the author(s).>>>

Notice of Redundant Publication

Korean J Radiol. 2007 May-Jun;8(3):262-262.

doi: 10.3348/kjr.2007.8.3.262.

The article "Does the Oropharyngeal Fat Tissue Influence the Oropharyngeal Airway in Snorers? Dynamic CT Study" by Tolga Aksoz, Huseyin Akan, Mehmet Celebi, Banu Baglan Sakan, published in Korean Journal of Radiology (2004;5:102-106) is for the most part identical to an article by Huseyin Akan, entitled "Dynamic Upper Airway Soft-Tissue and Caliber Changes in Healthy Subjects and Snoring Patients" published in American Journal of Neuroradiology (2004;25:1846-1850). All members of the ethical committee on publication of the Korean Radiological Society agreed that the two papers belong to the category of redundant publication.