retraction of six papers from the romanian journal of internal medicine

DOI: 10.1515/rjim-2016-0042
ROM. J. INTERN. MED., 2016, 0, 0, 1-2
Retraction of six papers from Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine
EDITORIAL BOARD OF ROMANIAN JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
The Editorial Board of Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine is retracting the following
articles:
- CojocaruăM,ăChicoşăB.ăASIAăorăShoenfeld'săsyndrome--an autoimmune syndrome
induced by adjuvants. Rom J Intern Med. 2013;51(3-4):131-4 [1]
- Cojocaru M, Cojocaru IM, Chicos B. New insight into the rheumatoid vasculitis. Rom
J Intern Med. 2015;53(2):128-32 [2]
- CojocaruăIM,ăCojocaruăM,ăButnaruăL,ăMiuăG,ăT n sescuăR.ăStudyăofăanti-endothelial
cell antibodies in SLE patients with acute ischemic stroke. Rom J Intern Med.
2010;48(2):173-7 [3]
- Dumitrescu AL, Zetu L, Teslaru S. Metabolic syndrome and periodontal diseases. Rom
J Intern Med. 2008;46(3):207-12. [4]
- AchimăC,ăZgur ăA,ăZgur ăD,ăVoiculescuăM.ăCurrentătherapiesăinăhepatorenală
syndrome. Rom J Intern Med. 2014;52(4):201-15. [5]
- Stanciu S, Iordache M, Busuioceanu A,ăT n seanuăG,ăZamfirăL,ăMureşanăM,ăBogdană
MA. The metabolic and inflammatory profile in obese patients with chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease. Rom J Intern Med. 2009;47(2):123-32. [6]
The Editorial Board received warnings regarding the suspicion of plagiarism for all these
articles. After an internal inquiry by editors of the journal it was concluded that indeed all these
articles were plagiarized, with high similarity index. Emails were sent to the corresponding
authors acknowledging the scientific misconduct and the decision. The Editorial Board of the
Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine decided to retract all the above mentioned articles.
Correspondence to: Editorial Board of Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine
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References:
1. COJOCARUăM,ăCHICOŞăB. ASIA or Shoenfeld's syndrome--an autoimmune syndrome
induced by adjuvants. Rom J Intern Med. 2013;51(3-4):131-4
2. COJOCARU M, COJOCARU IM, CHICOS B. New insight into the rheumatoid

vasculitis. Rom J Intern Med. 2015;53(2):128-32.

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3. COJOCARUăIM,ăCOJOCARUăM,ăBUTNARUăL,ăMIUăG,ăT N SESCUăR. Study of
anti-endothelial cell antibodies in SLE patients with acute ischemic stroke. Rom J Intern
Med. 2010;48(2):173-7
4. DUMITRESCU AL, ZETU L, TESLARU S. Metabolic syndrome and periodontal
diseases. Rom J Intern Med. 2008;46(3):207-12.
5. ACHIMăC,ăZGUR ăA,ăZGUR ăD,ăVOICULESCUăM. Current therapies in hepatorenal
syndrome. Rom J Intern Med. 2014;52(4):201-15.
6. STANCIUăS,ăIORDACHEăM,ăBUSUIOCEANUăA,ăT N SEANUăG,ăZAMFIRăL,ă
MUREŞANăM,ăBOGDANăMA. The metabolic and inflammatory profile in obese
patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Rom J Intern Med. 2009;47(2):12332.
Received 6 July 2016

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