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Expression of Concern

Expression of Concern: Research on the aesthetic sensitivity evaluation of tourism mascots based on semantic differential method

  • The PLOS One Editors

After this article [1] was published, the following concerns were noted:

  • The articles cited as References 4, 5, 10, 17, and 21 appear to be irrelevant to this article [1].
  • The articles cited as References 3, 4, and 45 were retracted before [1] was published

We regret that the issues were not identified prior to the article’s publication.

In light of these concerns, the PLOS One Editors issue this Expression of Concern. Readers are advised to interpret the article [1] with caution.

Reference

  1. 1. Wang J, Yao W, Su S, Zhang J, Wang L. Research on the aesthetic sensitivity evaluation of tourism mascots based on semantic differential method. PLoS One. 2025;20(2):e0318715. pmid:39951480

Citation: The PLOS One Editors (2026) Expression of Concern: Research on the aesthetic sensitivity evaluation of tourism mascots based on semantic differential method. PLoS One 21(2): e0343103. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0343103

Published: February 17, 2026

Copyright: © 2026 The PLOS One Editors. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.