Retraction: “Use of contraceptives in cats with ovarian and uterine pathology”

The Editorial Board of Scientific Horizons hereby announces the retraction of the article “ Use of contraceptives in cats with ovarian and uterine pathology ” authored by O. Chekan, A. Rokochyi, O. Kysterna, Yu. Musiienko, and I. Levchenko published in Scientific Horizons, 2024, volume 27, No. 2, pages 9-18, DOI: https://doi.org/10.48077/ scihor2.2024.09. The decision to retract the article was made following an additional editorial review and independent external peer review initiated after substantiated concerns regarding the content of the publication were raised by a third party. The repeated assessment identified substantial shortcomings, including discrepancies between certain citations and the content of the referenced sources, insufficient completeness of the description of materials and methods, limited statistical substantiation of the reported results, and inadequate evidential support for certain conclusions presented in the article. Taken together, these issues do not allow the published findings and conclusions to be considered sufficiently reliable for further scientific use. In view of the above, the Editorial Board has decided to retract the article in accordance with the COPE principles of publication ethics and internationally recognised standards of academic integrity. The authors were informed of the concerns and of the Editorial Board’s decision to retract the article. The electronic version of the article will remain available in the journal archive as part of the scholarly record, clearly marked as Retracted. The Editorial Board reaffirms its commitment to academic integrity, transparency of editorial procedures, and maintaining the quality of published research.