Retraction Policy

RETRACTION OF A MANUSCRIPT POLICY 

A submitted paper can be retracted at various stages:

1. Immediately after submission and after it has been acknowledged by the editor, an informal acceptance letter has been issued.
   In this case, retraction should be through an email asking the editor to disregard the publication and expunge it from the records of the publisher. 
2. Once a publication/manuscript has been formally accepted and a formal acceptance letter issued to the author.
   In this case, retraction should be through an email to the editor asking the editor to disregard the publication and issue a Letter of Approval for the Withdrawal/Retraction of a manuscript. This letter can be kept as proof that the paper has been withdrawn and may be required by other journals. 
3. Once a publication has been published online.
   In this case, retraction should be through an email to the editor asking the editor to disregard the publication and issue a Letter of Approval for the Withdrawal/Retraction of a manuscript. This letter can be kept as proof that the paper has been withdrawn and may be required by other journals. 

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