R-W-C-R-R Policy

R-W-C-R-R Policy

(Retraction, Withdrawal, Correction, Removal, and Replacement)

We acknowledge that authors put significant effort into preparing their manuscripts, and we also conduct a thorough peer-review process. However, under certain scientific circumstances, published articles may need to be withdrawn or even deleted. This is not a decision made lightly and can only happen under exceptional conditions. Corrections, clarifications, retractions, and apologies are handled with strict standards to maintain trust in the journal’s electronic archives.

(R) Article Retraction

Jurnal Ilmiah Biosaintropis (Bioscience-Tropic) is committed to preserving the integrity of scholarly records. Articles may be retracted for reasons such as:

  • Significant scientific errors that invalidate conclusions (misconduct or honest mistakes).
  • Prior publication elsewhere without proper justification (redundant publication).
  • Ethical violations, including plagiarism or inappropriate authorship.
Procedure: The editor follows COPE guidelines, seeks author responses, submits findings to the Advisory Editor-in-Chief, and publishes a formal retraction notice online and in the next issue.

(W) Article Withdrawal

Authors may withdraw manuscripts until the article has not yet been included in the final version (galley). A formal written request is required. For Articles-in-Press, withdrawal may occur due to errors, accidental duplicates, policy violations (plagiarism/fraudulent data), or editorial mistakes.

(C) Article Correction

Infotron may issue a correction for significant errors in otherwise reliable articles or incorrect author lists. Categories include:

  1. Publisher Correction (Erratum): Errors caused by publishing staff.
  2. Author Correction (Corrigendum): Errors made by the authors.
  3. Addendum: Additions to address inconsistencies or update information.

(R) Article Removal

In very rare cases (defamatory content, legal rights infringement, court orders, or serious health risks), an article may be removed. Metadata will be retained, but the full text will be replaced with a legal notice.

(R) Article Replacement

If an article poses a serious health risk, authors may retract the flawed version and replace it with a corrected one. The retraction notice will link to the corrected version and provide a history of the document.

Our commitment is to uphold the integrity and completeness of vital scientific records for the benefit of researchers and librarians.