Retraction notice to “The role of creative musical activity in learning foreign languagesThe role of creative musical activity in learning foreign languages” [ Thinking Skills and Creativity Volume 41, September 2021, 100917] (Thinking Skills and Creativity (2021) 41, (S1871187121001322), (10.1016/j.tsc.2021.100917))

This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (https://www.elsevier.com/about/our-business/policies/article-withdrawal). This article has been retracted at the request of the Editors-in-Chief. After a thorough investigation, the Editors have concluded that the acceptance of this article was partly based upon the positive advice of one unreliable reviewer report. The report was submitted from an email account which was provided to the journal as a suggested reviewer during the submission of the article. The reviewer account did not respond to the journal request to confirm the reviewer identity, and the Editors decided to retract the article. This manipulation of the peer-review process represents a clear violation of the fundamentals of peer review, our publishing policies, and publishing ethics standards. Apologies are offered to the readers of the journal that this deception was not detected during the submission process. © 2021 Elsevier Ltd