Abstract
The Journal Editor and SAGE Publishing hereby issue an expression of concern for the following articles:
1. Thabtah F. An accessible and efficient autism screening method for behavioural data and predictive analyses. Health Informatics J 2018; 25(4): 1739–1755. DOI: 10.1177/1460458218796636.
2. Thabtah F and Peebles D. A new machine learning model based on induction of rules for autism detection. Health Informatics J 2019; 26(1): 264–286. DOI: 10.1177/1460458218824711.
The Health Informatics Journal Editorial Office became aware that the peer review process for these articles did not meet the journal’s usual rigorous peer review standards. Following guidance from the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the irregularities were investigated but it was determined that the research in these articles has moved on too far to be re-reviewed fairly. The institution of the corresponding author of this article has been informed of the irregularities and the editorial decision to publish an expression of concern for these articles.
The Editor and SAGE strive to uphold the very highest standards of publication ethics and are committed to supporting the high standards of integrity of Health Informatics Journal. Authors, reviewers, editors and interested readers should consult the ethics section of the SAGE website and the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) website for guidelines on publication ethics.