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Expression of Concern

Expression of Concern: New insights into the existing image encryption algorithms based on DNA coding

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The PLOS One Editors issue this Expression of Concern for this article [1] because of concerns identified about the peer review process. Readers are advised to interpret the article [1] with caution.

The Editors have no evidence of any author involvement in the peer review concerns.

Additionally, Reference 70 in [1] is retracted.

Reference

  1. 1. Xue X, Zhou D, Zhou C. New insights into the existing image encryption algorithms based on DNA coding. PLoS One. 2020;15(10):e0241184. pmid:33095816

Citation: The PLOS One Editors (2026) Expression of Concern: New insights into the existing image encryption algorithms based on DNA coding. PLoS One 21(7): e0353144. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0353144

Published: July 7, 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.