Case Studies in Construction Materials (Jul 2024)

RETRACTED: Enhancement of the mechanical properties of green concrete bricks modified with nanomaterials from cement kiln dust and red brick dust

  • Ahmed M. Maglad,
  • Yousif Jabbar Laft,
  • Samadar S. Majeed,
  • Radwa Defalla Abdel Hafez

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 20
p. e02911

Abstract

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This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (https://www.elsevier.com/locate/withdrawalpolicy).This article has been retracted at the request of the Editors in Chief.Unauthorised authorship changes were made to this paper at Revision 1. The original submission had two co-authors. Upon resubmission, one co-author was removed and three new co-authors added. No explanation was given and these changes were not approved by the editor. The corresponding author (only author appearing on all revisions) has not provided a plausible explanation for the authorship change. Such authorship changes breach the policies of the journal and may be evidence of authorship manipulation; as a result, the editors no longer have confidence in this paper and are retracting it.The journal apologises for not having identified the problematic authorship changes during the review process and for any resulting inconvenience.