Expression of concern: Women's political representation in the local governance of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan

The publisher of Review of Economics and Political Science is issuing an Expression of Concern for the following article Matloob T, Shabbir MS, Saher N (2021), “Women's political representation in the local governance of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan”. Review of Economics and Political Science, Vol. 6 No. 4 pp. 328-347, doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/REPS-12-2019-0164. An investigation by the publisher found a number of articles with multiple concerns, including but not limited to compromised editorial handling and reviewing, undisclosed conflicts of interest, and lack of suitability for the scope of the journal. As a result of these concerns and as trust in the content is central to the integrity of the publication process, the Editor-in-Chief and publisher have taken the decision to publish an Expression of Concern for all articles within this special issue. The journal has not been able to confirm whether the authors were aware of these concerns. The authors of this article would like to note that they do not agree with the content of this notice. An investigation is ongoing and is currently unresolved. Further information will be provided by Review of Economics and Political Science as it becomes available.