This policy governs the procedures for withdrawing and retracting articles published in Jurnal Komunika Review: Journal of Social, Media, Communication, and Islamic Broadcasting.

 

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Articles withdrawn after publication due to serious issues: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Articles withdrawn before publication at the author's request: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

1. Report or discovery of a problem
2. Investigation by the editorial board
3. Notification to authors
4. Opportunity for authors to respond
5. Retraction decision by the editor-in-chief
6. Formal retraction notification
7. 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