Article title: Sexuality, Intimacy, and Gynecological Cancer
Authors: W. C. M. Weijmar Schultz & H. B. M. Van de Wiel
Journal: Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy
Bibliometrics: Volume 29, Supplement 1, 2003, pages 121–128
We, the Editor and the Publisher of Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, are retracting the following article:
Weijmar Schultz, W.C.M., & Van de Wiel, H.B.M. (2003). Sexuality, intimacy, and gynecological cancer. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 29(S1), 121–128. DOI: 10.1080/713847128
The Editor and Publisher received notice of an allegation of misconduct on the part of the Authors, namely, the Authors submitted the aforementioned paper to the journal without obtaining permission from Dr. Diana Jeffrey (formerly Dr. Diana Bransfield) regarding use of research from the following co-authored work in Sexual & Marital Therapy:
Weijmar Schultz, W. C. M. M., Bransfield, D. D., Van de Wiel, H. B. M., & Bouma, J. (1992). Sexual outcome following female genital cancer treatment: A critical review of methods of investigations and results. Sexual & Marital Therapy, 7(1), 29–64. DOI: 10.1080/02674659208404465
The aforementioned article also failed to reference the following dissertation:
Bransfield, D. D. (1985, June). Psychosexual functioning after irradiation for gynecologic cancer. Dissertation Abstracts International, 45(12-B, Pt 1), 3990–3991.
The Editor and Publisher find this allegation to be valid. These actions constitute a breach of warranties made by the authors with respect to originality. We note we received, peer-reviewed, accepted, and published this article in good faith based on these warranties, and censure these actions.
The retracted article will remain online to maintain the scholarly record, but it will be digitally watermarked on each page as RETRACTED.