Retraction notice: IIBES: a proposed framework to improve the identity-based encryption system for securing federated learning

IIBES: a proposed framework to improve the identity-based encryption system for securing federated learning

The publishers of the International Journal of Pervasive Computing and Communications wish to retract the article Patel, M., Patel, R., Patel, N., Shah, P. and Gulati, K. (2022), “IIBES: a proposed framework to improve the identity-based encryption system for securing federated learning”, International Journal of Pervasive Computing and Communications, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPCC-02-2022-0073.

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The retracted article is available at: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPCC-02-2022-0073.