We, the Editors and Publisher of International Journal of Neuroscience, have retracted the following article:
George Zaki Ghali & Michael George Zaki Ghali (2021) Effects of isoflurane on arterial blood pressure, heart rate, and phrenic nerve discharge in the decerebrate rat, International Journal of Neuroscience, 131:5, 489-503, DOI: 10.1080/00207454.2020.1748623
Since publication, we have received confirmation from University of California, San Francisco that the corresponding author is not and has not been affiliated with their institution. The University of California, San Francisco is listed in the above article as having provided funding and ethical approval for the reported study. We have contacted the corresponding author for an explanation, but we have not received a response. As accurately stating the affiliated institution, ethics approval and the source of funding is core to the integrity of published work, we are therefore retracting the article. The corresponding author listed in this publication has been informed.
We have been informed in our decision-making by our policy on publishing ethics and integrity and the COPE guidelines on retractions.
The retracted article will remain online to maintain the scholarly record, but it will be digitally watermarked on each page as ‘Retracted’.