Editorial Note: Does green credit promote green sustainable development in regional economies?—Empirical evidence from 280 cities in China

The PLOS One Editors issue this Editorial Note because this article [1] was identified as one of a series of submissions for which we have concerns about aspects of the peer review process. Readers are advised to interpret the article [1] with caution. The Editors have no evidence of any author involvement in the peer review concerns. Reference Citation: The PLOS One Editors (2026) Editorial Note: Does green credit promote green sustainable development in regional economies?—Empirical evidence from 280 cities in China. PLoS One 21(5): e0349903. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0349903 Published: May 28, 2026 Copyright: © 2026 The PLOS One Editors. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.