Abstract
This commentary concerns retracted papers published in Tumor Biology in 2016 [1–6] where my name was used as a co-author or the corresponding author without my knowledge or permission 1 .
Accordingly, the General and Revolutionary Prosecutor’s Office in District 31 of Tehran received my case against Mr. J.J. for identity fraud. After a trial, appeal, and several months of investigations, the court held Mr. J.J. accountable for the forgery of data by creating and using fake email addresses attributed to reputable authors for submission of manuscripts [1–6]. The final verdicts of the Branch no.1040 of Criminal Court 2, Shahid Qodousi Judicial Complex in Tehran and appeal court of Branch no.67 of Tehran Province Court of Appeal were announced under no. 140068390008027479, issued on 05/09/2021, and no. 140168390006910053, issued on 16/08/2022, respectively. 2
Disclosure
The author, Dr. Aram Mokarizadeh, takes full responsibility for the content of this letter.
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Footnotes
This information was duly confirmed in investigation by the Editor-in-Chief of Tumor Biology. The company that provided the sworn translation of court statements into English is indeed a registered company. The Iranian Embassy in Warsaw confirmed the presented court statements certified by the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and presented to the Editor-in-Chief a summary of the court statements translated from Persian to Polish. The Editor-in-Chief confirmed that the statements are in agreement with Dr. Mokarizadeh’s letter.