Retraction notice: Cloud-based secure data storage and access control for internet of medical things using federated learning

The publishers of International Journal of Pervasive Computing and Communications wish to retract the article Bhansali, P.K., Hiran, D., Kothari, H. and Gulati, K. (2024), “Cloud-based secure data storage and access control for internet of medical things using federated learning”, International Journal of Pervasive Computing and Communications, Vol. 20 No. 2, pp. 228–239. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPCC-02-2022-0041

An internal investigation into a series of submissions has uncovered evidence that the peer review process was compromised. As a result of these concerns, the findings of the article cannot be relied upon. This decision has been taken in accordance with Emerald’s publishing ethics and the COPE guidelines on retractions. The authors of this paper would like to note that they do not agree with the content of this notice.

The publishers of the journal sincerely apologize to the readers.

The retracted article is available at: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPCC-02-2022-0041