We, the Publisher of the journal Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, have retracted the following editorial:
Lena Q. Ma, Dong-Xing Guan, Peng Gao & Kashif Hayat (2023) Enhancing the quality and reputation of Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology journal: 2023 updates, Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 53:17, 1563-1567, DOI: 10.1080/10643389.2023.2222979
Following publication, it has been noted that the editorial appears to excessively self-cite both the authors’ previous work and the journal, without clear justification. As this is not in line with the journal’s editorial policies, the decision has been made to retract the editorial.
The authors listed in this publication have been informed about this decision.
We have been informed in our decision-making by our editorial policies and the COPE guidelines.
The retracted editorial will remain online to maintain the scholarly record, but it will be digitally watermarked on each page as ‘Retracted’.