Retraction notice: Industry 4.0: key findings and analysis from the literature arena

The publisher of Benchmarking: An International Journal wishes to retract the article by Rejikumar G., Raja Sreedharan V., Arunprasad P., Jinil Persis and Sreeraj K.M.; Industry 4.0: key findings and analysis from the literature arena, Benchmarking: An International Journal 20 September 2019; 26 (8): 2514–2542. https://doi.org/10.1108/BIJ-09-2018-0281. It has come to our attention that there are concerns regarding the authorship and content of the article; as a result, the article's findings cannot be relied upon. Post-publication, changes were identified in the authorship between the original submission and the revised versions of this article. The authors Rejikumar G., Arunprasad P. and Jinil Persis were added to the revised article without approval by the journal's editor or publisher, which is in breach of Emerald's authorship policy. Further investigation revealed that the article contained multiple tortured and unusual phrases. The authors failed to provide a satisfactory explanation for these concerns. As a result, the findings of the article cannot be relied upon. The decision to retract has been informed by COPE’s guidelines on retractions and Emerald's publishing ethics. Emerald's authorship policy guidelines make it clear that authorship is a fundamental aspect of transparency in the publication process and ensures accountability and responsibility for reported research. The authors of this article would like to note that they do not agree with the content of this notice. The publisher of the journal sincerely apologizes to the readers.