Article Retraction & Withdrawal

A policy regarding article withdrawal and retraction is necessary to manage ethical misconduct and violations.

General Principles: Details of the procedure are not provided, but it can be assumed:

Withdrawal: A request to withdraw a manuscript after the review process has begun must be formally submitted to the Editor.

Retraction: A published article may be retracted if serious violations of publication ethics (e.g., fabrication of data or plagiarism) that undermine the validity of the research findings are identified. This process will follow standard guidelines from international publication ethics bodies (such as COPE).