The journal’s Editorial Office and Editorial Board are jointly issuing a resolution and update on the Academic Editor linked to this article [1].
Following concerns raised about the conflicts of interest between the original Academic Editor and the authors, the Editorial Office has conducted a post-publication review of this article.
This review process incorporated the appointment of a new, independent Editorial Board Member, Brian M. Deal, who had no conflicts of interest. As part of the review, the peer-review process was also re-checked to ensure compliance with MDPI’s Editorial Process (https://www.mdpi.com/editorial_process).
As a result of this process, the peer-review process was confirmed to have been conducted appropriately, with significant issues identified.
Editorial Board Member Brian M. Deal was involved in this post-publication review, and the original Academic Editor has been updated on the final decision and has agreed to it.
With this update, the new Academic Editor is satisfied that the Editorial Process relating to this article has been completed as per MDPI’s Editorial Process. The Editorial Office would like to thank the authors for their cooperation throughout this process.
Reference
- Yang, R.; Tjia, L.Y.-n.; Finger, M. Research on the Impact of Urban Rail Transit on the Financing Constraints of Enterprises from the Perspective of Sustainability. Sustainability 2021, 13, 10543. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
Disclaimer/Publisher’s Note: The statements, opinions and data contained in all publications are solely those of the individual author(s) and contributor(s) and not of MDPI and/or the editor(s). MDPI and/or the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to people or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content. |
© 2025 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).