The journal retracts the article titled “Proposing a New Methodology for Monument Conservation “SCOPE MANAGEMENT” by the Use of an Analytic Hierarchy Process Project Management Institute System and the ICOMOS Burra Charter” [1], cited above.
Following publication, concerns were brought to the attention of the Editorial Office regarding the accuracy of the authorship list and the relevance of several citations included in this publication [1].
In accordance with the journal’s standard procedures, the Editorial Office and the Editorial Board conducted an investigation, which identified a number of citations that were either not sufficiently relevant to the content of the review or inaccurately cited. The authors cooperated with the investigation and provided supporting materials, including a revised version of the article. However, following a review of the information submitted, the Editorial Board determined that the materials provided were not sufficient to verify the authenticity of the authorship contributions or the appropriateness of the references cited, and the concerns could not be satisfactorily resolved.
As a result, the Editorial Board has decided to retract this publication as per MDPI’s retraction policy.
This retraction was approved by the Editor-in Chief of the journal Sustainability.
The authors have been informed of this retraction. Roberto Alonso González-Lezcano and Tülay Özdemir Canbolat have indicated their agreement with this decision. The remaining authors did not provide a comment on this decision.
Reference
- Almasifar, N.; Canbolat, T.Ö.; Akhavan, M.; González-Lezcano, R.A. RETRACTED: Proposing a New Methodology for Monument Conservation “SCOPE MANAGEMENT” by the Use of an Analytic Hierarchy Process Project Management Institute System and the ICOMOS Burra Charter. Sustainability 2021, 13, 13174. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [Scilit]
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