Abstract

At the request of Sage Publications and the journal Editor, the following article has been retracted:
Javed A. Digitalization of healthcare in India: Have we jumped on the campaign yet? Scottish Medical Journal. 2023;68(2):39-40. doi:10.1177/00369330231166121
The journal Editor was contacted by a reader, citing concerns that text from other sources were published in the Sage article without proper attribution or acknowledgement.
The above article has substantial unreferenced overlap with the following:
Kapoor, Suraj. (2022). Digital Health Ecosystem in India: Present Status, Challenges, and Way Forward. D Y Patil Journal of Health Sciences. 10. 10.4103/DYPJ.DYPJ_27_22 Danigond, Ashvini. (2021). 3 critical challenges and their solutions to make Indian healthcare system truly digital and ensure last mile connectivity, The Times of India, 21 May. Available at: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/voices/3-critical-challenges-and-their-solutions-to-make-indian-healthcare-system-truly-digital-and-ensure-last-mile-connectivity/. Saini, Swati. (2022). Digital Transformation in Healthcare: Benefits, Challenges & Solutions, Grazitti Interactive, 24 June. Available at: https://www.grazitti.com/blog/digital-transformation-in-healthcare-benefits-challenges-solutions/.
The author explained this overlap was due to an error. However, the Editor has deemed the article to contain significant overlap. Due to this assessment the article has been retracted.
The author did not respond for comment when notified of this retraction.
