Retraction: Modeling the impact of digital economy on urban environmental pollution: empirical evidence from 277 prefecture-level cities in China

The Journal retracts the 06 September 2022 article cited above.

Following publication, the publisher found evidence of an undisclosed conflicts of interest that undermined the integrity of the peer review process. As the scientific integrity of the article cannot be guaranteed, and in adherence to the recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the article is retracted.

This retraction was approved by the Chief Executive Editor of Frontiers. The investigation was not able to determine whether all authors, editors, or reviewers were aware of or involved in the conflict of interest, but this was significant enough to determine that the scientific integrity of the article cannot be guaranteed. The authors do not agree to this retraction.

Frontiers would like to thank the users on PubPeer for bringing the published article to our attention.

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