Retraction, Withdrawal & Correction

• Policy Statement
• Article Retraction
• Article Withdrawal
• Article Correction
• Article Removal

 

Policy Statement

The Editorial members understand that the authors have worked carefully preparing manuscripts, and we have carried out peer-review processes. However, sometimes there is the potential for published articles to be withdrawn or deleted due to scientific reasons. It should not be done lightly and can only occur under certain circumstances. Therefore, corrections, clarifications, retractions, and apologies (if necessary) will be carried out with strict standards to maintain confidence in the authority of its electronic archives. Our commitment and policy are to maintain the integrity and completeness of important scientific records for researchers and librarians' archives.

 

Article Retraction

 

Article Withdrawal

This journal allows the author to withdraw submitted manuscripts as long as they have not signed the manuscript declaration once the manuscript has been accepted for publication. Because the author would be asked to sign the declaration once the manuscript has been accepted, the withdrawal can be made only in the submission and review stages. The author can directly send a letter to the journal's email indicating the interest to withdraw the detailed manuscript.

 

Article Correction

This journal should consider issuing a correction if there is a small part of an otherwise reliable publication reports flawed data or proves to be misleading, especially if this is the result of honest error. Also, if the Author or Contributor list is incorrect (e.g., deserving authors have been omitted or someone who does not meet authorship criteria has been included). Corrections to peer-reviewed content fall into one of three categories:

Publisher correction (erratum): to notify readers of an important error made by publishing/journal staff (usually a production error) that has a negative impact on the publication record or the scientific integrity of the article, or the reputation of the Authors or the journal.

Author correction (corrigendum): to notify readers of an important error made by the Authors, which negatively impacts the publication record or the scientific integrity of the article or the reputation of the Authors or the journal.

Addendum: an addition to the article by its Authors to explain inconsistencies, expand the existing work, or otherwise explain or update the information in the main work.

The decision of whether a correction should be issued is made by the Editor(s) of a journal, sometimes with advice from Reviewers or Editorial Board members. Handling Editors will contact the Authors of the paper concerned with a request for clarification, but the final decision about whether a correction is required and if so, which type rests with the Editors.