At the request of SAGE Publishing, the following article has been retracted:
Shojaei S, Ashofteh P, Dwijendra NKA, et al. Impacts on Global Temperature During the First Part of 2020 Due to the Reduction in Human Activities by COVID-19. Air, Soil and Water Research. 2022;15. doi:10.1177/11786221221101901
There is evidence that author slots were available for sale by third parties before this manuscript was submitted. We have contacted the authors for comment but have not received a satisfactory response. Due to concerns around author contributions to this article, as well as concerns around the integrity of the research process, Sage Publishing and the Journal Editor retract this article.
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