1 Expression of Concern: Stoch Environ Res Risk Assess (2015) 29:1993–2002 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00477-015-1056-y

The Editor-in-Chief of Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment is issuing an editorial expression of concern to alert readers that this article (Gocić et al. 2015) shows substantial indication of irregularities in authorship during the submission process. The authors suggested peer reviewers whose identities could not be verified. This article contains overlap with the following articles (amongst others) (Mohammad et al. 2015; Pourtahmasb et al. 2015; Pourtousi et al. 2015; Tarighat 2012; Melin and Castillo 2005; Malhotra and Malhotra 2002). The authors do not agree to this expression of concern.