The journal retracts the article titled “Digital Twin Smart Cities for Disaster Risk Management: A Review of Evolving Concepts” [1], cited above.
Following publication, concerns were brought to the attention of the publisher regarding an overlap between this publication [1] and a previously published article [2], produced by a different author group.
Adhering to our procedure, an investigation was conducted by the Editorial Office, and the Editorial Board that confirmed a significant level of overlap between these two publications [1,2]. Additionally, an institutional investigation report was shared with the Editorial Board that confirmed the concerns.
As a result, the Editorial Board have decided to retract this article [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 Sustainability.
The authors agree to this decision.
References
- Ariyachandra, M.R.M.F.; Wedawatta, G. RETRACTED: Digital Twin Smart Cities for Disaster Risk Management: A Review of Evolving Concepts. Sustainability 2023, 15, 11910. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [Scilit]
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