The publisher of International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare wishes to retract the article Mamata Rath, Binod Pattanayak; Technological improvement in modern health care applications using Internet of Things (IoT) and proposal of novel health care approach. International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare 9 April 2019; 12 (2): 148-162, Link to RETRACTED: Technological improvement in modern health care applications using Internet of Things (IoT) and proposal of novel health care approachLink to the cited article. 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 author Binod Pattanayak was 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 to these concerns. As a result, the findings of the article cannot be relied upon. The decision to retract has been informed by Link to COPE’s guidelines on retractionsCOPE’s guidelines on retractions and Link to Emerald’s publishing ethicsEmerald’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.
The retracted article is available at: Link to RETRACTED: Technological improvement in modern health care applications using Internet of Things (IoT) and proposal of novel health care approachLink to the cited article
