The publisher of Managerial Finance wishes to retract the article Ben Salah I, Kammoun A (2026), “Does blockchain technology affect corporate ESG performance? An international evidence”. Managerial Finance, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. Link to the DOI. It has come to our attention that a large portion of this article is taken, without full and proper attribution, from three earlier works by the authors:
Ben Salah I, Kammoun A (2026), “The mediating role of corporate governance in the relationship between blockchain technology and firm value: international evidence”. Corporate Governance, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. Link to the DOI.
Ben Salah I, Kammoun A (2025), “Impact of blockchain technology on corporate governance: international evidence ESG firms”. EuroMed Journal of Business, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. Link to the DOI.
Ben Salah I, Kammoun A (2025), “Impact of blockchain technology on firm value: international evidence ESG firms”. International Journal of Innovation Science, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. Link to the DOI.
The decision to retract has been informed by COPE's guidelines on retractions and Emerald's publishing ethics. Emerald's editorial and originality policy guidelines make it clear that work submitted should be original, not infringe any existing copyright, or be currently under consideration for publication by any other journal or publication. The authors cooperated with this investigation but were unable to provide a satisfactory explanation as to the concerns identified or sufficient justification for the originality and precedence of the 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.
