RETRACTED ARTICLE: Two new Bi(III) and Ce(III) chelates incorporating 1,10-phenanthroline-2,9-dicarboxylic acid: structure elucidation and anti-lung cancer activity study

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We, the Editors and Publisher of the journal Inorganic and Nano-Metal Chemistry, have retracted the following article:

Di Li, Li-Fei Li, Zhi-Fang Zhang, Wen-Bo Shi, Lei Pan & Yang Liu. Two new Bi(III) and Ce(III) chelates incorporating 1,10-phenanthroline-2,9-dicarboxylic acid: structure elucidation and anti-lung cancer activity study, Inorganic and Nano-Metal Chemistry, 2020, VOL. 50, NO. 4, 245–250. DOI: 10.1080/24701556.2019.1709505

Since publication, concerns have been raised about the integrity of the data in the article. When approached for an explanation, the authors have been unable to address the concerns raised and have not been able to provide sufficient supporting information. As verifying the validity of published work is core to the integrity of the scholarly record, we are therefore retracting the article. The corresponding author listed in this publication has been informed. The authors have agreed to the retraction.

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The retracted article will remain online to maintain the scholarly record, but it will be digitally watermarked on each page as ‘Retracted’.

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Statement of Retraction: Two new Bi(III) and Ce(III) chelates incorporating 1,10-phenanthroline-2,9-dicarboxylic acid: structure elucidation and anti-lung cancer activity study