Abstract
Retraction to: Using BIM to Improve the Design and Construction of Bridge Projects: A Case Study of a Long-span Steel-box Arch Bridge Project. Int J Adv Robot Syst. 2014;
The publisher retracts [1] following a reader's report of double publication with regards to the published article. The publisher's subsequent investigation of the reader's claims confirmed that the majority of the results had indeed already been published in [2]. The original publication was not appropriately acknowledged in [1], nor were the editors notified of its existence by any other means. In addition, the journal's plagiarism screening software raised no red flags during review, likely due to the fact that [2] is written in Chinese script.
Even though [1] is somewhat extended and improved in comparison with [2], it was ultimately determined that the newly added literature review and other slightly expanded sections do not constitute a new and original contribution, nor justify the publication of [1].
However, there has so far been no indication that the research presented in [1] should be brought into question by this retraction. As noted above, the immediate reason for this retraction is of purely ethical nature.
The publisher regrets any inconvenience this might have caused to the journal's readership.