Retraction notice to “Recent Advancements in Boron Carbon Nitride (BNC) Nanoscale Materials for Efficient Supercapacitor Performances” [Prog. Mater. Sci. 144 (2024) 101286] (Progress in Materials Science (2024) 144, (S0079642524000550), (10.1016/j.pmatsci.2024.101286))

This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (https://www.elsevier.com/about/policies/article-withdrawal). This article is retracted at the request of the Editor in Chief. The paper published in Progress in Materials Science was extensively analyzed, in relation to the paper “A Review on Recent Progress Achieved in Boron Carbon Nitride Nanomaterials for Supercapacitor Applications” published July 30 2023 in Batteries, by the Editor-in-Chief. The response of the authors was taken into account. The decision is as follows: The paper in Progress in Materials Science is in structure, figures and references largely identical to the paper in Batteries and is therefore redundant. Many paragraphs appear merely re-phrased and novel information in the Progress in Materials Science paper is minimal. Given the extent of the similarity (see below) this cannot, in the opinion of the editor, be judged as coincidental. As a result, the paper in Progress in Materials Science needs to be retracted by the journal. Detailed argumentation (PMS = paper in Progress in Materials Science, BAT = paper in Batteries): 1. The PMS paper has a verbal similarity with other papers, according to Turnitin, of 17 %.2. Many paragraphs appear to contain the same content and are merely rephrased. Examples:• first paragraph: same line of thought, referencing the same two references, in the same order• second paragraph: verbatim same start – “Unlike batteries,…”. This paragraph resembles the second and third paragraph in BAT and uses largely the same references.• paragraph starting “Ternary compounds” resembles paragraph “Boron carbon nitrides…” in BAT.• paragraph “In recent years,…” resembles “Recently,…”• paragraph “This report presents…” resembles “This paper provides…”.This goes on throughout the paper. There are 15 paragraphs that have the same kind of content similarity, up until the end of the paper. 3. Headings are largely identical, suggesting the same overall structure of the PMS paper:• “2. Properties of boron carbide nitride properties” vs. “Definition and properties of boron carbide nitrides” in BAT.• “3. Fabrication…” vs. “3. Synthesis…” in BAT• “3.1 Chemical vapor synthesis” vs. “3.1 Chemical vapor synthesis”There are 9 subsequent heading that are identical or similar. 4. Of the two tables, table 1 is almost identical to table 1 in BAT. Table 2 is largely similar to table 2 in BAT.5. Out of 14 figures, 8 are almost identical or contain the same or similar information.6. Lastly, out of 128 references, 112 are identical, many of them in the same order.