After publishing an article with ID 5371 titled "E2A/PBX1, MLL/AF4, BCR/ABL (M-BCR), BCR/ABL(m-BCR) Gene Rearrangements in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Iranian Children" (http://ijp.tums.pub/en/articles/5371.html) in issue of 28(3), one of the authors (Arsen Arakelyan) claimed that "s/he did not have any connection with this study nor s/he did participate in paper drafting and revising" (Ticket #340705, date: 16-08-2018). Precise and complete investigations by our editorial team proved that the corresponding author (Ahmad Reza Rehnemoon) had not informed the mentioned authors nor did not have any agreement from that author (Ticket #344794). Respecting to the COPE flowchart about "Guest Authorship" and based on the journal policy about "authorship claims in published articles", the mentioned article (ID: 5371) has been retracted.
Kind Regards,
Gholam-Reza Walizadeh, MD,
EIC | Professor of Neonatology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
On Behalf of the Ethics Committee
