Retraction notice to “Preliminary study: Kinetics of oil extraction from basil (Ocimum basilicum) by microwave-assisted hydrodistillation and solvent-free microwave extraction” [SAJCE 21 (2016) 49–53]

摘要

This article has been retracted at the request of Editor-in-Chief.After a thorough investigation, the Editor has concluded that the acceptance of this article was based upon the positive adviceof three illegitimate reviewer reports. The reports were submitted from email accounts which were provided to the journal assuggested reviewers during the submission of the article. Although purportedly real reviewer accounts, the Editor has concludedthat these were not of appropriate, independent reviewers.