Investigations and Actions

1436 Off-Scope Articles Were Published on "International Journal for Housing Science and Its Applications"

The journal is being targeted by Chinese paper mill(s)

Issue on 10.1016/j.mseb.2023.116492

Several concerns are raised regarding to this article

Abnormal Reference Patterns on the Publications by SK Brika

Concerns are raised regarding the reference patterns on several publications coauthored by Said Khalfa Brika, who is with University of Bisha, Saudi Arabia.

Issue on 10.1016/j.ecolind.2025.113615

Concerns are raised regarding to the article

Data Issues on Articles by Zhang YF et. al.

A recent investigation raises concerns regarding data on multiple articles co-authored by ZHANG Yifeng (张翼峰), with Technical University of Denmark.

Potential Author-Editor Conflict of Interest on 10.1002/gj.5051

Concern is raised regarding the potential author-editor conflict of interest on the article

Abnormal Absorption Spectra on 10.1016/j.cej.2025.166173

Abnormal absorption spectra and incorrect Tauc Plots are observed in Figure 3 of the article