We, the Publisher and Editor of Corrosion Engineering, Science and Technology, are issuing an Expression of Concern for the following article:
Miloud Baghdad & Bachir Ait Saadi (2021) Electrochemical and characterisation study of corrosion of reinforcing steel embedded in kaolinite: two-year exposure study, Corrosion Engineering, Science and Technology, 56:1, 35–49. doi:10.1080/1478422X.2020.1798677
After the publication of this article, concerns have been raised about the following issues:
Bachir Ait Saadi should be removed as an author from this paper as they were unaware of the submission and did not agree to the publication of this paper.
The paper has used a similar operating protocol to the below paper which should have been cited in the article: Joanna Eid, Hisasi Takenouti, Bachir Ait Saadi, Said Taibi (2020) Electrochemical studies of steel rebar corrosion in clay: Application to a raw earth concrete, Corrosion Science, 168. doi:10.1016/j.corsci.2020.108556
Issues regarding the verification of the data, the results obtained, and the authenticity of the experimental protocol has been called into question. The Université des Sciences et de la Technologie d'Oran is currently investigating this issue.
As we continue to work through the issues raised, we would like to alert readers to this investigation and advise to interpret the information presented in the article with due caution. We will provide an update following the conclusion of our investigation.
The authors and the institution have been informed of these concerns and our investigation.