Retraction and Withdrawal

Retraction and Withdrawal Policy

This policy governs the procedures for withdrawal and retraction of articles published in Tunjuk Ajar: Journal of Educational Research.

Retraction vs Withdrawal

Retraction

Article is withdrawn after publication due to serious issues:

  • Plagiarism
  • Fabricated or manipulated data
  • Fatal methodological errors
  • Research ethics violations
  • Duplicate publication

Withdrawal

Article is withdrawn before publication at author's request:

  • Submission errors
  • Duplicate manuscripts
  • Significant improvements needed

Reasons for Retraction

  • Proven plagiarism
  • Data fabrication or falsification
  • Substantive errors affecting conclusions
  • Research ethics violations
  • Duplicate publication without attribution
  • Errors in peer review process

Retraction Procedure

  1. Report or discovery of issues
  2. Investigation by editorial board
  3. Notification to authors
  4. Opportunity for authors to respond
  5. Retraction decision by editor in chief
  6. Official retraction notice
  7. Article metadata update

Retraction Status

Retracted articles will:

  • Be marked "RETRACTED" in PDF and HTML versions
  • Have updated metadata in Crossref
  • Have retraction notice published
  • Remain accessible with clear status

Time Limits

  • Withdrawal: Before final publication
  • Retraction: Any time after publication
  • Author response: 30 days after notification