Article Retraction

Article Retraction

Retractions are sometimes necessary to correct errors in a submission or publication, particularly in cases involving violations of professional ethics, such as multiple submissions, falsification of authorship, plagiarism, fraudulent use of data, etc. Many libraries and academic institutions have developed standards for handling retractions, and publishers adhere to these best practices:

A. A retraction notice titled "Retraction: [Title of article]" signed by the author and/or editor will be published in a subsequent issue and listed in the Table of Contents.

B. The electronic version will include a link to the original article.

C. A screen with retraction instructions will be displayed before the online article. Readers may proceed to view the article after acknowledging the retraction.

D. The original article will remain intact, except for a watermark on each page of the pdf file indicating that the article had been "retracted".

E. The HTML version of the article will be removed.

Article Removal: Legal Restrictions

In rare cases, it may be necessary to remove an article from an online database. This will only happen if the article contains defamatory content, violates the legal rights of others, is subject to a court order, or presents a serious health risk if accessed. In such cases, while the metadata (title and author) will be retained, the article’s content will be replaced with a screen notification stating that the article has been removed for legal reasons.

Article Replacement

If an article presents a serious health risk, the author may request to withdraw the flawed version and replace it with a corrected version. In such cases, the standard retraction procedure will be followed, with the difference that the database retraction notice will show a link to the corrected republished article, and a history of the document revisions will be provided.

Erratum & Corrigendum

If the publisher introduces an error in the article, an Erratum will be published in the original article. At the proofreading stage, all changes introduced by the publisher are highlighted to the author, and errors should be identified by the author and corrected by the publisher before final publication.

If the author requests a change after publication, a Corrigendum will be posted. Authors should contact the Editor-in-Chief of the journal, who will assess the impact of the change and decide the appropriate course of action.