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Retraction Regulations

The retraction may be initiated by the editors of the journal, or by the
author(s) of the paper. However, since the editors are responsible for
the journal’s content, they always make the final decision to retract the
material. The journal editors may retract publications even if all or
some of the authors refuse to retract the publication.

When should a Publication be Retracted?
Only published items can be retracted. Publications should be retracted
as soon as possible when the journal editors are convinced that the
publication is seriously flawed and misleading (or is redundant or
plagiarized).

What Are the Compelling Reasons?

• Plagiarism
• Bogus Claims of Authorship
• Multiple Submissions
• Fraudulent Data
• Infringements of Ethical Codes
• Redundant Publication
• Failure to Disclose a Major Competing Interest

Should a withdrawal be Applied in Cases of Disputed Authorship?

Authors sometimes request that articles should be withdrawn when
authorship is disputed after submission. If there is no reason to doubt
the validity of the findings or the reliability of the data it is not
appropriate to retract a publication solely for an authorship dispute. In
such cases, the journal editor should inform those who are involved in
the dispute that he/she cannot withdraw the article; but, if authors,
authors’ representatives, or authors’ affiliations provide reasonable
documents that proves their claims the editor may recognize withdrawal.