Withdrawal/Correction Article

Authors are strongly discouraged from withdrawing submitted manuscripts unless there are compelling, unavoidable reasons. Withdrawing a manuscript—especially after it has entered the peer-review process—wastes the valuable time and resources invested by the editorial team and our dedicated reviewers.

If a withdrawal is absolutely necessary, the corresponding author must submit a formal "Article Withdrawal Request" detailing the specific reasons, which must be agreed upon by all co-authors. This request must be sent directly to the Editorial Office through the JOTES Open Journal System (OJS). Authors must not assume their manuscript has been withdrawn until they receive an official confirmation notification from the Editor.

Please note that it is highly unethical to withdraw a manuscript simply because it is being submitted to or has been accepted by another journal. Such actions violate the exclusive submission declaration made during the initial submission to JOTES.

Correction and Retraction

JOTES is committed to maintaining the integrity, completeness, and accuracy of the academic record. We handle post-publication issues according to international publication ethics guidelines:

  • Corrections (Erratum/Corrigendum): If a significant error is discovered in a published article that affects its scientific accuracy, metadata/indexing, or readers' understanding, JOTES will issue a formal correction notice. An Erratum is published for publisher errors, while a Corrigendum is published for author errors. The correction notice will be published in the current issue and permanently linked to the original article online.

  • Retractions: An article may be retracted in cases of severe ethical violations or scientific misconduct. This includes, but is not limited to, clear evidence of plagiarism, data fabrication or falsification, duplicate publication, or fundamental methodological flaws that completely invalidate the study's conclusions. Retractions are conducted in accordance with the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines. When an article is retracted, a formal retraction notice stating the reasons will be published. The original article will remain in the digital archive to maintain the historical record, but the PDF will be clearly watermarked as "RETRACTED."