The Journal Editor(s) hereby issue an expression of concern for the following review article:

"Legacy of Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann: The spiral of silence and other controversies" by Slavko Splichal, European Journal of Communication, 2015, Vol. 30(3), 353–363. DOI: 10.1177/0267323115589265.

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