The following article has been retracted from publication:
Article title: Investigating the factors underlying cities’ physical growth: Evidence from the city of Rasht
Authors: S. Karami, M. Ghafary, S. Mahdi Hejazi, A. Fakhrayee & H. K. Choulandeim
Journal: Cogent Social Sciences
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311886.2017.1285978
It has come to our attention that the above published article is a translation of a previously published article:
Majedi, H., Zebardast, E. and Kermani, B.M. (2012). The Analysis of Factors Influencing Physical Urban Growth Pattern for Large Cities of Iran. Journal of Fine Arts, 17(5): 49-60. Link: https://jfaup.ut.ac.ir/article_30373_en.html
Cogent OA has taken the decision to retract the paper’s publication on the basis of its duplication.