Procedure for retracting published articles

The journal follows the recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) regarding the retraction of publications.

Grounds for Retraction

• Identification of serious errors or inaccuracies that affect the conclusions of the study

• Plagiarism or duplicate publication

• Data fabrication or falsification

• Violations of research ethics

• Improper authorship

• Other serious breaches of publication ethics

Retraction Initiators

• Author(s) of the article

• Editorial board

• Author’s affiliated institution

• Third party (with supporting evidence)

Retraction Procedure

1. Identification of the issue and preliminary assessment

2. Investigation (establishment of a committee, request for explanations)

3. Opportunity for the author(s) to respond (10–15 days)

4. Decision by the editorial board

5. Publication of a retraction notice

Retraction Notice Includes

• Title and DOI of the retracted article

• Full list of article authors

• Date of the original publication

• Grounds for retraction

• Initiator of the retraction

• Date of retraction

Technical Implementation

• The article remains accessible with a “RETRACTED” label in both PDF and HTML versions

• The DOI remains active and redirects to the retraction notice

• Retraction information is transmitted to all databases in which the journal is indexed

• A link to the retraction notice is added to the journal archive

Timeframe

The retraction process must not exceed 60 days from the moment the issue is identified.