Abstract
In 2015 SAGE became aware of author misconduct concerning the suspected fabrication of identities, as well as the impersonation of legitimate individuals, to manipulate the peer review process across three separate journal publications. SAGE and the journal Editors immediately launched an investigation and have decided to retract the following articles for reasons of author misconduct.
Alireza Karimi was the submitting author on 12 of the articles. SAGE regrets the academic record was compromised by manipulation of the peer review process and apologises to readers.
OnlineFirst articles (these articles will not be published in an issue)
International Journal of Damage Mechanics
Dynamic finite element simulation of the human head damage mechanics protected by polyvinyl alcohol sponge by Alireza Karimi, Mahdi Navidbakhsh and Reza Razaghi, Int J Damage Mech, first published on May 15, 2014, DOI:10.1177/1056789514535945.
Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials
Constitutive model for numerical analysis of polyvinyl alcohol sponge under different strain rates by Alireza Karimi, Mahdi Navidbakhsh and Mohammad Haghpanahi, J Thermoplast Compos Mater, first published on January 15, 2014, DOI:
An experimental study on the elastic modulus of gelatin hydrogels using different stress–strain definitions by Alireza Karimi, Mahdi Navidbakhsh, Hossein Yousefi and Mansour Alizadeh, J Thermoplast Compos Mater, first published on April 29, 2014, DOI:
An innovative three-dimensional biphasic-laminated composite model for articular cartilage tissue by MM Elhamian, M Alizadeh, MM Shokrieh and A Karimi, J Thermoplast Compos Mater, first published on February 1, 2015, DOI:
Perfusion
A comparative study on the quasilinear viscoelastic mechanical properties of the umbilical artery and the umbilical vein by A Karimi, M Navidbakhsh, H Yamada, T Rezaee and K Hassani, Perfusion, first published on May 22, 2014, DOI:10.1177/0267659114536761.
A novel cardiac assist device (AVICENA): a numerical study to compute the generated power by P Tehrani, S Rahmani, A Karimi, M Alizadeh and M Navidbakhsh, Perfusion, first published on August 19, 2014 DOI:10.1177/0267659114547943.
The effect of collagen fiber volume fraction on the mechanical properties of articular cartilage by micromechanics models by SMM Elhamian, M Alizadeh, MM Shokrieh, A Karimi and SP Madani, Perfusion, first published on August 20, 2014, DOI:10.1177/0267659114547942.
Determination of the vulnerable plaque in a stenotic human coronary artery – finite element modelling by R Razaghi, A Karimi, M Navidbakhsh and A Jarrahi, Perfusion, first published on October 28, 2014, DOI:10.1177/0267659114557720.
Articles published in an issue
International Journal of Damage Mechanics
Hyperelastic mechanical behavior of rat brain infected by Plasmodium berghei ANKA – Experimental testing and constitutive modelling by Alireza Karimi, Mahdi Navidbakhsh, Borhan Beigzadeh and Shahab Faghihi, Int J Damage Mech, September 2014;23:857–871, DOI:10.1177/1056789513514072
Perfusion
A comparative study on plaque vulnerability using constitutive equations by A Karimi, M Navidbakhsh and S Faghihi, Perfusion, March 2014;29:178–183, DOI:10.1177/0267659113502835.
Modeling of cerebral aneurysm using equivalent electrical circuit (Lumped Model) by M Abdi, A Karimi, M Navidbakhsh, K Hassani and S Faghihi, Perfusion, March 2014;29:142–152, DOI 10.1177/0267659113498617.
Fabrication and mechanical characterization of a polyvinyl alcohol sponge for tissue engineering applications by A Karimi, M Navidbakhsh and S Faghihi, Perfusion, May 2014;29:231–237, DOI:10.1177/0267659113513823.
Experimental and numerical study on the mechanical behavior of rat brain tissue by A Karimi, M Navidbakhsh, H Yousefi, A Motevalli Haghi and SJA Sadati, Perfusion, July 2014;29:307–314, DOI:10.1177/0267659114522088.