Retraction notice to “Diabetic foot ulcer healing potential of Tagetes erecta L. flower extract on successive administration in alloxan-induced diabetic rats via modulation of liver functions” [South African Journal of Botany Volume 175, December 202

This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal ( https://www.elsevier.com/about/policies/article-withdrawal ). This article has been retracted at the request of the Editor-in-Chief. Concerns were raised regarding the authorship of the article and an investigation determined that the corresponding author Anjna Sharma faked email addresses for the other co-authors (Ravinesh Mishra and Nitin Verma) to submit and publish the paper without their consent. The co-authors, Ravinesh Mishra and Nitin Verma, confirmed that they were unaware of the study until publication. Manipulation of authorship is a serious violation of publication ethics that distorts the research record and draws all aspects of the work into question. The journal apologizes to the readership of SAJB for any inconvenience caused.