RETRACTION: Xininyu J, Xiaoiaoiaoqining C, YanYanYan W, Free radical-scavenging activity and flavonoid contents of Polygonum orientale leaf, stem, and seed extracts Arch Biol Sci, 2009;61(1):79-83. https://doi.org/10.2298/ABS0901079J

Abstract

https://doi.org/10.2298/ABS0901079J

The Editor-in-Chief of the Archives of Biological Sciences has been informed of possible dual publication of the article: Xininyu J, Xiaoiaoiaoqining C, YanYanYan W, Free radical-scavenging activity and flavonoid contents of Polygonum orientale leaf, stem, and seed extracts Arch Biol Sci, 2009;61(1):79-83, with the affiliation: College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South Central University, Changsha 410083, PR China, which is a duplicate of an earlier paper: Xinyu J, Xiaoqing C, Yan W. Free Radical Scavenging Activity and Flavonoids Contents of Polygonum orientale Leaf, Stem and Seed Extracts. Lat Am J Pharm. 2009;28(2):284-7. The abstract is available here: http://www.latamjpharm.org/resumenes/28/2/LAJOP_28_2_2_3.pdf.

Following the guide of the Committee of Publication Ethics, the Editor-in-Chief has tried to contact the authors of the article and the authors’ institution. Since one month has passed with no answer from any of the above, the Editor-in-Chief of the Archives of Biological Sciences has decided to retract the paper.

We apologize to the readers of the journal that it took so many years to notice this error and to retract the paper.