The publisher is issuing an Expression of Concern for the following work, Jaiswal D, Kaushal V, Deshmukh AK, Kant R, Kautish P (2022), “What drives electric vehicles in an emerging market?”. Marketing Intelligence & Planning, Vol. 40 No. 6 pp. 738-754, doi: Link to the DOI. An investigation by the publisher highlighted three self-citations that have been identified as anomalous and inappropriate; the authors cooperated with this investigation but were unable to provide sufficient justification for their presence in the article:
Biswas, A., Jaiswal, D. and Kant, R. (2021), “Augmenting bank service quality dimensions: moderation of perceived trust and perceived risk”, International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management. doi: 10.1108/IJPPM-04-2021-0196.
Kautish, P., Khare, A. and Sharma, R. (2020), “Values, sustainability consciousness and intentions for SDG endorsement”, Marketing Intelligence and Planning, Vol. 38 No. 7, pp. 921-939.
Sharma, R., Shahbaz, M., Kautish, P. and Vinh Vo, X. (2021), “Does energy consumption reinforce environmental pollution? Evidence from emerging Asian Economies”, Journal of Environmental Management, Vol. 297, p. 113272.
Emerald’s publishing ethics policies make it clear that authors bear full responsibility for checking the accuracy of references and must have consulted the works referenced to ensure their validity and alignment with the research being presented. While the article’s findings, theoretical contributions, and conclusions currently remain intact, the journal and publisher have, however, taken the decision to publish an Expression of Concern to alert readers to this issue and as trust in the content is central to the integrity of the publication process. This decision has been informed by COPE’s guidelines on Expressions of Concern and Emerald’s publishing ethics. 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 of this work.
