Statement of Retraction
We, the Editors and Publisher of Journal of Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe, are retracting the following article:
Author: Teresa Cierco
Author Title: Bridging the gap: the Serbian struggle for good governance
Journal: Journal of Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe
Citation information: Volume 24, Number 2, Pages 113 – 129
DOI: 10.1080/0965156X.2016.1219159
The above-named article from Journal of Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe has been retracted and should not be cited. Following publication of the above article, it has been determined that the paper contains significant passages of unattributed material, as well as material which paraphrases source material with only minor alterations, without being identified as such.
The Editor together with the publishers of the journal, Taylor & Francis, note that we received, peer-reviewed, accepted, and published the article on the basis of warranties made by the author regarding its originality and provenance.
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 The retracted article will remain online to maintain the scholarly record, but it will be digitally watermarked on each page as “Retracted”.