The journal retracts the article titled “Muscle Damage and Performance after Single and Multiple Simulated Matches in University Elite Female Soccer Players” [1], cited above.
Following publication, concerns were brought to the attention of the Editorial Office regarding potential irregularities in the research protocol and informed consent information presented in this publication [1].
Adhering to our standard procedure, an investigation was conducted by the Editorial Office and Editorial Board, with input from the National Taiwan Normal University, that confirmed that this study does not adhere to MDPI’s Research Involving Human Subjects policy (https://www.mdpi.com/ethics#_bookmark9). As a result, the Editorial Board has decided to retract this publication [1], as per MDPI’s retraction policy (https://www.mdpi.com/ethics#_bookmark30).
This retraction was approved by the Editor-in-Chief of the journal International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
Tai-Ying Chou did not provide a comment on this decision. Kazunori Nosaka and Trevor C. Chen agreed to this retraction.
Reference
- Chou, T.-Y.; Nosaka, K.; Chen, T.C. RETRACTED: Muscle Damage and Performance after Single and Multiple Simulated Matches in University Elite Female Soccer Players. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 4134. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [Scilit] [PubMed]
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