Expression of Concern for “La-Doped CeO2 Quantum Dots: Novel Dye Degrader, Antibacterial Activity, and In Silico Molecular Docking Analysis”

Anum Shahzadi; Sawaira Moeen; Aryan Dilawar Khan; Ali Haider; Junaid Haider; Anwar Ul-Hamid; Walid Nabgan; Iram Shahzadi; Muhammad Ikram; Ali Al-Shanini

doi:10.1021/acsomega.5c11078

Expression of Concern for “La-Doped CeO₂ Quantum Dots: Novel Dye Degrader, Antibacterial Activity, and In Silico Molecular Docking Analysis”

Anum Shahzadi
, Sawaira Moeen
, Aryan Dilawar Khan
, Ali Haider
, Junaid Haider
, Anwar Ul-Hamid
, Walid Nabgan^*
, Iram Shahzadi
, Muhammad Ikram^*
, Ali Al-Shanini^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

As of November 24, 2025, the Editor-in-Chief has issued an Expression of Concern for this article (DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c07753) due to unresolved questions about the accountability for the work. When viewed alongside a broader pattern of issues across related publications (DOIs: 10.1021/acsomega.2c02790, 10.1021/acsomega.2c04650, 10.1021/acsomega.2c00583, 10.1021/acsomega.1c03723, 10.1021/acsomega.2c00240, 10.1021/acsomega.2c05625, 10.1021/acsomega.2c02732, 10.1021/acsomega.2c07753, 10.1021/acsomega.2c05133, 10.1021/acsomega.2c04862, 10.1021/acsomega.2c07460, 10.1021/acsomega.2c05569, 10.1021/acsomega.2c07980, 10.1021/acsomega.3c00604, 10.1021/acsomega.2c03049) these concerns raise doubts about the reliability of the findings. The authors provided an explanation but, at this time, it neither resolved nor confirmed the concerns.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	59995
Number of pages	1
Journal	ACS Omega
Volume	10
Issue number	48
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.5c11078
State	Published - 9 Dec 2025

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