Retraction and Withdrawal
This policy governs the procedures for withdrawing and retracting articles published in Educa Review: Journal of Educational Sciences and Teacher Education.
Retraction vs. Retraction
Retraction
Articles withdrawn after publication due to serious issues:
- Plagiarism
- Falsified or manipulated data
- Serious methodological errors
- Research ethics violations
- Duplicate publication
Retraction
Articles withdrawn before publication at the author's request:
- Submission errors
- Duplicate manuscripts
- Significant improvements needed
Reasons for Retraction
- Proven plagiarism
- Falsification or fabrication of data
- Substantial errors affecting the conclusions
- Research ethics violations
- Duplicate publication without attribution
- Mistakes in the peer review process
Retraction Procedure
- Report or discovery of a problem
- Investigation by the editorial board
- Notification to authors
- Opportunity for authors to respond
- Retraction decision by the editor-in-chief
- Formal retraction notification
- Article metadata update
Retraction Status
Retracted articles will:
- Marked "RETRACTED" in PDF and HTML versions
- Has updated metadata in Crossref
- Has a published retraction notice
- Remains accessible with a clear status
Deadline
- Withdrawal: Before final publication
- Retraction: Anytime after publication
- Author response: 30 days after notification
