After publication of this article [1], the following errors were identified in the References list:
- The article cited as Reference 2 in the published article is incorrectly duplicated as References 61, 99, and 123.
- The article cited as Reference 19 in the published article is incorrectly duplicated as References 30 and 63.
- The article cited as Reference 31 in the published article is incorrectly duplicated as Reference 116.
- The article cited as Reference 44 in the published article is incorrectly included in the References list and should not have been cited.
Additionally, References 21, 25, 27, 73, and 80 are incomplete. Please see the corrected references below:
- Reference 21, cited below as [2]: Naili M, Lahrichi Y (2022) Banks’ credit risk, systematic determinants and specific factors: recent evidence from emerging markets. Heliyon 8(2): e08960. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e08960
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The PLOS One Editors note that they were unable to locate or verify Reference 27 [4] using the additional information provided by the authors.
The authors apologize for the errors in the article.
References
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Citation: Haris M, Yao H, Fatima H, and the PLOS One Editors (2025) Correction: The impact of liquidity risk and credit risk on bank profitability during COVID-19. PLoS One 20(10): e0334269. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0334269
Published: October 10, 2025
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