RETRACTED: Environmental and Economic Benefits of Closed-Loop Supply Chains: A Case Study of Recycling and Re-manufacturing of Materials and Components
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Post-publication record
- Nature
- Retraction
- Reason
- Concerns/Issues about Article;Concerns/Issues about Referencing/Attributions;Investigation by Journal/Publisher;
- Date
- 7/7/2025 0:00
- Flagged by OpenAlex?
- Yes
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Abstract
The Publisher has been made aware of ethical breaches affecting this proceeding published in E3S Web of Conferences, Volume 430 (2023) . These instances involve a specific author, K.K. Saxena who used citation manipulation and inappropriate references in 47 articles, for a total of 310 citations. We are extremely concerned by such malpractice which considerably impacts the image of our title and our Publisher’s reputation. See our publishing ethics policies . The Guest Editor of the proceedings volume endorsed the Publisher's decision to retract these articles. Web of Conferences is extremely grateful to the whistleblower for bringing this case to our attention. See the retraction notice E3S Web of Conferences 430 , 00002 (2023), https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202443000002
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The record
- Venue
- E3S Web of Conferences
- Topic
- Sustainable Supply Chain Management
- Field
- Business, Management and Accounting
- Canadian institutions
- Horizon College and Seminary
- Funders
- —
- Keywords
- Supply chainInterdependenceClosed loopBusinessEnvironmental economicsCircular economyGreenhouse gasIndustrial organizationSustainable developmentEnvironmental impact assessmentSupply chain managementEconomicsEngineeringMarketing
- Has abstract in OpenAlex
- yes