Retraction notice to Integrating Generative AI Into Evidence Synthesis: Opportunities, Safeguards, and Methodological Refinements: [JVAL Volume 29, June 2026, 4609].

This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (https://www.elsevier.com/about/policies/article-withdrawal). This letter has been retracted at the request of the Editors-in-Chief. The undisclosed use of artificial intelligence in the preparation of this work represents a clear violation of the journal's editorial policies and publishing ethics standards. Apologies to the readers of the journal that this was not detected during the submission process.