DOI: 10.1515/rjim-2016-0042 ROM J INTERN MED., 2016, 0, 0, 1-2 Retraction of six papers from Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine EDITORIAL BOARD OF ROMANIAN JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE The Editorial Board of Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine is retracting the following articles: - CojocaruăM,ăChicoşăB.ăASIAăorăShoenfeld'săsyndrome an autoimmune syndrome induced by adjuvants Rom J Intern Med 2013;51(3-4):131-4 [1] - Cojocaru M, Cojocaru IM, Chicos B New insight into the rheumatoid vasculitis Rom J Intern Med 2015;53(2):128-32 [2] - CojocaruăIM,ăCojocaruăM,ăButnaruăL,ăMiuăG,ăT n sescuăR.ăStudyăofăanti-endothelial cell antibodies in SLE patients with acute ischemic stroke Rom J Intern Med 2010;48(2):173-7 [3] - Dumitrescu AL, Zetu L, Teslaru S Metabolic syndrome and periodontal diseases Rom J Intern Med 2008;46(3):207-12 [4] - AchimăC,ăZgur ăA,ăZgur ăD,ăVoiculescuăM.ăCurrentătherapiesăinăhepatorenală syndrome Rom J Intern Med 2014;52(4):201-15 [5] - Stanciu S, Iordache M, Busuioceanu A,ăT n seanuăG,ăZamfirăL,ăMureşanăM,ăBogdană MA The metabolic and inflammatory profile in obese patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Rom J Intern Med 2009;47(2):123-32 [6] The Editorial Board received warnings regarding the suspicion of plagiarism for all these articles After an internal inquiry by editors of the journal it was concluded that indeed all these articles were plagiarized, with high similarity index Emails were sent to the corresponding authors acknowledging the scientific misconduct and the decision The Editorial Board of the Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine decided to retract all the above mentioned articles Correspondence to: Editorial Board of Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine e-mail: editor@intmed.ro References: COJOCARUăM,ăCHICOŞăB ASIA or Shoenfeld's syndrome an autoimmune syndrome induced by adjuvants Rom J Intern Med 2013;51(3-4):131-4 COJOCARU M, COJOCARU IM, CHICOS B New insight into the rheumatoid vasculitis Rom J Intern Med 2015;53(2):128-32 - 10.1515/rjim-2016-0042 Downloaded from De Gruyter Online at 09/12/2016 10:01:34AM via free access COJOCARUăIM,ăCOJOCARUăM,ăBUTNARUăL,ăMIUăG,ăT N SESCUăR Study of anti-endothelial cell antibodies in SLE patients with acute ischemic stroke Rom J Intern Med 2010;48(2):173-7 DUMITRESCU AL, ZETU L, TESLARU S Metabolic syndrome and periodontal diseases Rom J Intern Med 2008;46(3):207-12 ACHIMăC,ăZGUR ăA,ăZGUR ăD,ăVOICULESCUăM Current therapies in hepatorenal syndrome Rom J Intern Med 2014;52(4):201-15 STANCIUăS,ăIORDACHEăM,ăBUSUIOCEANUăA,ăT N SEANUăG,ăZAMFIRăL,ă MUREŞANăM,ăBOGDANăMA The metabolic and inflammatory profile in obese patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Rom J Intern Med 2009;47(2):12332 Received July 2016 - 10.1515/rjim-2016-0042 Downloaded from De Gruyter Online at 09/12/2016 10:01:34AM via free access