Retraction: Investigations on molecular determinants of durable molecular response in chronic myeloid leukemia patients

Abstract

This retracts: Iqbal Z. "Investigations on molecular determinants of durable molecular response in chronic myeloid leukemia patients." Adv. Life Sci. 2022;9(1):67–74. doi: 10.62940/als.v9i1.1232.

Following the publication of this article, an internal audit — conducted in response to quality concerns raised by Web of Science — identified suspected plagiarism. Upon rerunning the Turnitin originality analysis, a similarity index of 47% was detected, with 10% attributable to a single source. The editorial board of Advancements in Life Sciences initiated a formal retraction process, during which the full text of the article was rendered unavailable for citation and a show-cause notice was issued to the concerned editorial team member. The Editor-in-Chief, upon the recommendation of the Inquiry Team, retracted this article on 23 July 2025 on grounds of plagiarism, as the internal audit revealed that the article exhibited a high similarity index without proper disclosure or attribution by the authors, constituting a breach of the journal's editorial policy.

The Advancements in Life Sciences Editorial Office regrets that these issues were not identified prior to publication.

History of the retraction process

Editorial Expression of Concern

20 June 2025: Following publication of this paper, the internal audit (consequent to concerns on quality raised by Web of Science) notified Advancements in Life Sciences about suspected plagiarism. By this Editorial Expression of Concern, we alert the scientific community of the errors as we reconcile the records.

Editorial Note

25 June 2025: While rerunning the Turnitin originality analysis, a similarity index of 47% was found for this article (10% from a single source). Editorial board of Advancements in Life Sciences has started the process of retracting this article due to the above post-publication findings. The process shall be concluded after registering responses from the authors. Meanwhile, full text of the article shall remain unavailable for citations (this notice has been updated following insights derived from relevant COPE cases and the industry standards). Show of cause notice has also been issued to the concerned editorial team member.

Retraction Note

23 July 2025: The Editor-in-Chief, upon the recommendation of the Inquiry Team, has retracted this article due to plagiarism. An internal audit revealed a high similarity index without proper disclosure or attribution by the authors. This constitutes a breach of the journal's editorial policy, and the article is therefore being retracted. The author does not agree to this decision.

The Original Article was published on 25 May 2022.