This policy has been developed to address issues related to the integrity of the scholarly publishing process and to reflect best practices within the academic, research, library, and publishing communities. As standards and practices in scholarly publishing continue to evolve, the journal will periodically review and update this policy and welcomes feedback from the academic, research, library, and publishing communities. The journal recognizes the importance of internationally accepted standards and will continue to follow relevant international publishing ethics standards and best practices that can be appropriately applied within the scholarly publishing industry.
An article may be retracted when serious errors, misconduct, or violations of publication ethics are identified that substantially affect the validity, reliability, or integrity of the published work. Grounds for retraction may include, but are not limited to:
Where appropriate, the journal may request a written statement from the authors concerning the reasons for retraction. However, the decision to retract an article is ultimately the responsibility of the journal and may be made independently when sufficient evidence of serious error or misconduct is available. The consent of all authors is therefore not necessarily required for a retraction to proceed.
When an article is retracted, a formal Retraction Notice will be published and permanently linked to the original article. The notice will clearly identify the article as retracted and will state the reasons for the retraction. Where appropriate, the notice will indicate whether the retraction was initiated by the authors, the editor, the journal, or another authorized party.
The original article will not normally be removed from the journal's online or archival record. Instead, the article will remain accessible with a clear and prominent “Retracted” label and an appropriate link to the Retraction Notice. The article's metadata and table of contents will also indicate its retracted status. This approach is intended to preserve the integrity and transparency of the scholarly record.
Authors may request withdrawal of a manuscript during the editorial or peer-review process, subject to the conditions specified in this policy. A withdrawal request submitted within two months after submission will normally be considered without a withdrawal fee.
If an author wishes to withdraw a manuscript from the peer-review or publication process, the corresponding author must submit a formal written request to the Editor-in-Chief. The request should be signed or formally confirmed by all authors and must clearly state the reason for withdrawal.
Article withdrawal is strongly discouraged and should only be requested in exceptional circumstances. Withdrawal generally applies to manuscripts that have not yet been formally published as part of the journal's permanent scholarly record. Exceptional circumstances may include:
If withdrawal is approved before formal publication, the journal may remove the manuscript's full-text content from its electronic platform. The HTML and PDF versions may be replaced with a withdrawal statement indicating that the article has been withdrawn in accordance with the journal's Article Withdrawal Policy. The withdrawal statement will provide the reason for withdrawal where appropriate and will maintain a permanent record of the action.
Withdrawal and retraction are distinct editorial actions. Withdrawal generally applies to manuscripts that have not yet become part of the journal's permanent published record, whereas retraction applies to articles that have already been formally published and subsequently require correction of the scholarly record because of serious errors or ethical concerns.
Majalah Anestesia & Critical Care is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- 4.0 International Public License (CC BY-NC 4.0).
