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Retracted Article: Approaches to the Byzantine Family We, the Editors and Publisher of Al-Masāq: Journal of the Medieval Mediterranean, have retracted the following book review: Spyros P. Panagopoulos, ‘Approaches to the Byzantine Family’, Al-Masāq: Journal of the Medieval Mediterranean, 28:2, 2016, pp. 211-214, DOI 10.1080/09503110.2016.1198537 Subsequent to publication it has been determined that this book review contains significant overlap with: Olympia Bobou, ‘Approaches to the Byzantine Family. Birmingham Byzantine and Ottoman studies’, Bryn Mawr Classical Review, 2014.10.54, 2014 which was not cited nor otherwise acknowledged. As a result, the Editors of Al-Masāq: Journal of the Medieval Mediterranean and the publishers Taylor & Francis have decided to retract the review from publication. We have been informed in our decision-making by our policy on publishing ethics and integrity and the COPE guidelines on retractions. The retracted book review will remain online to maintain the scholarly record, but it will be digitally watermarked on each page as “Retracted”.