As of November 24, 2025, the Editor-in-Chief has issued an Expression of Concern for this article (DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c02732) 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.
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Expression of Concern for “Enhanced Photocatalytic Degradation with Sustainable CaO Nanorods Doped with Ce and Cellulose Nanocrystals: In Silico Molecular Docking Studies”
Muhammad Ikram
✉, Ayesha Khalid
, Anum Shahzadi
, Ali Haider
, Sadia Naz
, Misbah Naz
, Iram Shahzadi
, Anwar Ul-Hamid
✉, Junaid Haider
, Walid Nabgan
✉, Alvina Rafiq Butt
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Received 2025 Oct 22; Accepted 2025 Oct 22; Collection date 2025 Dec 9.
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This is an expression of concern about the following article: "Enhanced Photocatalytic
Degradation with Sustainable
CaO Nanorods Doped with Ce and Cellulose Nanocrystals: In Silico Molecular
Docking Studies" in volume 7 on page 27503.
