RETRACTED: Optimization of combustion, performance, and emission characteristics of a dual-fuel diesel engine powered with microalgae-based biodiesel/diesel blends and oxyhydrogen

• Published in: Fuel (Guildford) 2022-10, Vol.326, p.124987, Article 124987
• Main Authors: Said, Zafar, Nguyen Le, Duc Trong, Sharma, Prabhakar, Dang, Viet Ha, Le, Huu Son, Nguyen, Dinh Tuyen, Em Bui, Thi Anh, Nguyen, Van Giao
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• ISSN: 0016-2361
• DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2022.124987

This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (https://www.elsevier.com/locate/withdrawalpolicy). This article has been retracted at the request of the Editor in Chief. An investigation identified violations of the journal's policies on authorship and conflict of interest related to the submission and review of this paper. Authorship changes were made during the revision of this paper. Two authors were removed at the paper's first revision stage. Four authors were added at the paper's first revision stage (Duc Trong Nguyen Le, Viet Ha Dang, Huu Son Le, Thi Anh Em Bui). These changes were made without validation or authorisation. This breached the journal's policy on authorship. A large number of references linked to one non-author (Anh Tuan Hoang) were added to the manuscript at the first revision without being highlighted as changes to the Manuscript. A number of these references used “et al.” in place of some of the author names, including Anh Tuan Hoang. In addition, acceptance of the article was also wholly based upon the positive advice of two reviewers who were linked with several of the authors; one reviewer with Zafar Said and Prabhakar Sharma and the 2nd reviewer with Zafar Said and Huu Son Le. The Corresponding (and other) Authors responded promptly to requests for clarification on these points, but those explanations did not satisfactorily address the concerns. As such and due to the nature of the irregularities uncovered, the Editor has lost confidence in the validity/integrity and findings of the article and decided to retract the article. The scientific community takes a very strong view on this matter and apologies are offered to readers. The Authors do not agree with the decision to retract the paper and dispute the grounds for it.