The PLOS ONE Editors retract this article [1] because it was identified as one of a series of submissions for which we have concerns about authorship, competing interests, and peer review. We regret that the issues were not addressed prior to the article’s publication.
MI, KHB, IH, TH, SHA-H, and SS did not agree with the retraction. HK, MA, MMaqbool, WM, ST, RB, and MMuzamil either did not respond directly or could not be reached.
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Citation: The PLOS ONE Editors (2023) Retraction: Ethnobotanical and conservation studies of tree flora of Shiwalik mountainous range of District Bhimber Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan. PLoS ONE 18(6): e0287202. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0287202
Published: June 14, 2023
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