Article Retraction and Withdrawal

  • Retraction: Articles will be retracted if found to contain major ethical violations, plagiarism, or fabricated data. A retraction notice will be issued, and the article will remain in the archive with a retracted status.
  • Withdrawal: Authors may request to withdraw their manuscript before acceptance, but withdrawals after peer review may result in a penalty to discourage unethical withdrawal.
  • Corrections: If minor errors are discovered post-publication, a correction notice will be issued in the next issue of the journal.

Authors must formally submit a request to the editorial board for retraction or withdrawal.