Retraction and Corrections

Authors are strongly discouraged from requesting withdrawal of manuscripts that are already in the editorial or production stages (including peer review, copyediting, layout, etc.). At this point, the journal has invested considerable editorial resources and time. In the event that an author insists on withdrawing a manuscript during this process, a compensation fee of IDR 2,000,000 will be charged to cover the editorial efforts. The withdrawal request must be submitted formally via email to the Editor, using the same email address previously used for correspondence.

The editorial team may retract a published article under the following circumstances:

  • Clear evidence indicates that the data or conclusions are unreliable due to serious errors (such as computational or experimental flaws), data fabrication, or falsification (such as image manipulation);

  • The article constitutes plagiarism;

  • The content has been previously published elsewhere without appropriate citation, disclosure, or editorial permission (redundant publication);

  • Unauthorized use of data or materials is identified;

  • The article violates copyright or involves legal issues such as defamation or breaches of privacy;

  • The research was conducted unethically or lacks proper ethical approval;

  • The peer review process was manipulated or compromised;

  • A significant conflict of interest was not disclosed, potentially affecting editorial or peer reviewer judgment.

Retraction notices will:

  • Be directly linked to the retracted article in all online versions;

  • Clearly identify the article, including the title and authorship;

  • Be unmistakably labeled as a retraction;

  • Be published in a timely manner to reduce potential misinformation;

  • Be accessible without restriction (open access);

  • Indicate who issued the retraction;

  • Provide the reason(s) for the retraction;

  • Be written in a neutral, objective tone, avoiding inflammatory or accusatory language.

Retraction will not typically be issued when:

  • There is an authorship dispute, but the integrity of the findings remains intact;

  • The main conclusions are valid and the issues raised can be addressed through a correction;

  • There is insufficient evidence to justify retraction, or a related investigation is still pending;

  • A conflict of interest was disclosed post-publication, but is unlikely to have influenced the article’s content or conclusions.

In cases where misconduct is suspected but not yet confirmed, or where an investigation is delayed, the editors may issue an expression of concern. This may also apply when institutional investigations are not conducted fairly or conclusively.

Corrections may be published when:

  • Minor but impactful errors are found that do not compromise the article’s overall validity;

  • There are inaccuracies in the author list, such as missing or misattributed contributors.

All procedures follow the ethical publishing standards recommended by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).