Retraction & Correction

It is generally a principle of scholarly communication that the journal Editor or proceedings is solely and independently responsible for deciding which articles submitted might be published. Through manufacturing this decision, the Editor is guided by the journal’s editorial board policies and constrained by such legal requirements related to slander, copyright infringement, and plagiarism. The result of this principle is the significance of scientifical archives as permanent historic records of scholarship transactions. Articles that have been published should remain extant, exact, and unaltered as far as possible. However, occasionally circumstances can arise where an article is published that must later be retracted or even removed. Such actions must not be undertaken lightly and can only occur under extraordinary circumstances. Throughout cases, our archives at the Journal of Community Development will hold all versions of articles, including those that were recalled or deleted.

This policy has been designed to resolve this problem and to consider the best practice in the community of academics and libraries. As long as standards develop and change, we will revisit this problem and receive all of the input from the library and academic community. We believe this problem needs an international standard and will actively lobby for various information to establish an international standard and the best practice which could be adopted by industrial information and publishing.

The Jurnal TNI AU (J. TNI AU) takes its responsibility to maintain the integrity and completeness of the scholarly record of our content for all end users very seriously. Changes to articles after they have been published online may only be made under the circumstances outlined below. The J. TNI AU places great importance on the authority of articles after they have been published and our policy is based on best practices in the academic publishing community.

Erratum

An Erratum is a statement by the authors of the original paper that briefly describes any correction(s) resulting from errors or omissions. Any effects on the conclusions of the paper should be noted. The corrected article is not removed from the online journal, but notice of erratum is given. The Erratum is made freely available to all readers and is linked to the corrected article.

Article Retraction and/or Corrections

Authors are discouraged from withdrawing submitted manuscripts after it is in the publication process (review, copyedit, layout, etc.,). During the time, J. TNI AU had spent valuable resources besides time spent in the process. Should under any circumstances that the author(s) still request for a withdrawal, author(s) have to send an email to J. TNI AU's editor using the same email address used in correspondence.

J. TNI AU's editors shall consider retracting a publication if (1) They have clear evidence that the findings are unreliable, either as a result of a major error (eg, miscalculation or experimental error) or as a result of fabrication (eg, of data) or falsification (eg, image manipulation), (2) It constitutes plagiarism, (3) The findings have previously been published elsewhere without proper attribution to previous sources or disclosure to the editor, permission to republish, or justification (ie, cases of redundant publication), (4) It contains material or data without authorization for use, (5) Copyright has been infringed or there is some other serious legal issue (eg, libel, privacy), (6) It reports unethical research, (7) It has been published solely on the basis of a compromised or manipulated peer review process, (8) The author(s) failed to disclose a major competing interest (a.k.a. conflict of interest) that, in the view of the editor, would have unduly affected interpretations of the work or recommendations by editors and peer reviewers.

Notices of retraction would (1) Be linked to the retracted article wherever possible (ie, in all online versions), (2) Clearly identify the retracted article (eg, by including the title and authors in the retraction heading or citing the retracted article), (3) Be clearly identified as a retraction (ie, distinct from other types of correction or comment), (4) Be published promptly to minimize the harmful effects, (5) Be freely available to all readers (ie, not behind access barriers or available only to subscribers), (6) State who is retracting the article, (7) State the reason(s) for retraction, (8) Be objective, factual and avoid inflammatory language.

Retractions are not usually appropriate if (1) The authorship is disputed but there is no reason to doubt the validity of the findings, (2) The main findings of the work are still reliable, the correction could sufficiently address errors or concerns, (3) An editor has inconclusive evidence to support retraction or is awaiting additional information, such as from an institutional investigation, (4) Author conflicts of interest have been reported to the journal after publication, but in the editor’s view, these are not likely to have influenced interpretations or recommendations or the conclusions of the article.

J. TNI AU's editors shall consider issuing an expression of concern if (1) they receive inconclusive evidence of research or publication misconduct by the authors, (2) there is evidence that the findings are unreliable but the authors’ institution will not investigate the case, (3) they believe that an investigation into alleged misconduct related to the publication has not been or would not be fair and impartial or conclusive, or (4) an investigation is underway but a judgment will not be available for a considerable time.

J. TNI AU's editors shall consider issuing a correction if (1) a small portion of an otherwise reliable publication proves to be misleading (especially because of honest error) or (2) the author/contributor list is incorrect (i.e., a deserving author has been omitted or somebody who does not meet authorship criteria has been included).

A retraction is a notice that the paper should not be regarded as part of the scientific literature. Retractions are issued if there is clear evidence that the findings are unreliable; this can result from misconduct or honest error; if the findings have previously been published elsewhere without proper referencing, permission, or justification; if the work is plagiarized; or if the work reports unethical research. To protect the integrity of the record, the retracted article is not removed from the online journal, but a notice of retraction is given, made freely available to all readers, and linked to the retracted article. Retractions can be published by the authors when they discover substantial scientific errors; in other cases, the editors or the publisher may conclude that a retraction is appropriate. The notification of retraction will be published, and a link to the original article will be clearly marked as canceled. In addition, the notification will include the withdrawal reasons and the person who retracted the article. The original article will not be removed from the online version and print journal version, but it will be identified as a retracted article. Retraction will also be listed on the content page. In all cases, the retraction indicates the reason for the action and who is responsible for the decision. If a retraction is made without the unanimous agreement of the authors, that is also noted. In rare and extreme cases involving legal infringement, the publisher may redact or remove an article. Bibliographic information about the article will be retained to ensure the integrity of the scientific record. The following guideline may also be helpful: COPE Guidelines for Retracting Articles.

Article Withdrawal

The author is not allowed to withdraw submitted manuscripts, because the withdrawal is a waste of valuable resources that editors and reviewers spent a great deal of time processing submitted manuscript, and works invested by the publisher.

For attention, before the author submits the manuscript through our OJS, the author should ensure to complete the editorial process to the end.

If the author requests the withdrawal of his/her manuscript when the manuscript is still in the peer-reviewing process, the author will be punished by paying IDR 300,000 per manuscript.

If the withdrawal the manuscript after the manuscript is accepted for publication; the author will be punished by paying IDR 500,000 per manuscript.

If the author doesn't agree to pay the penalty, the author and his/her affiliation will be blacklisted/banned for publication in this journal.

If the author requests to withdraw a manuscript, an official letter signed by the corresponding author and agency leader must be sent to the Editor-in-Chief.

Article Removal

In an extremely limited number of cases, the published article may need to be removed from our online platform. It will only happen if an article is clearly defamatory, or violate another person’s legal rights, or where the article is located, or we have the strong reason to expect, being the subject of a court order, or where the article, if acted upon, may pose a serious health risk. In such circumstances, while the metadata (i.e. title and author information)of the article will be retained, the text will be replaced with a screen indicating that the article has been removed for legal reasons.

Article Replacement

In cases where the article, if followed up, could pose a serious health risk, the author of the original paper may wish to recall the original document and replace it with the corrected version. In such circumstances, the above removal procedure will be followed by differences that the article retraction notification will contain revised link and republished it along with the document history.

Publisher's Note

A Publisher's Note notifies readers that an article has been corrected subsequent to publication. It is issued by the Publisher and is used in cases where typographical or production errors (which are the fault of the Publisher) affect the integrity of the article metadata (such as title, author list, or byline) or will significantly impact the readers' ability to comprehend the article. The original article is removed and replaced with a corrected version. Publisher's Notes are freely available to all readers. Minor errors that do not affect the integrity of the metadata or a reader's ability to understand an article and that do not involve a scientific error or omission will be corrected at the discretion of the Publisher.

In such a case, the original article is removed and replaced with a corrected version. The date the correction is made is noted on the corrected article. Authors should also be aware that an original article can only be removed and replaced with a corrected version less than one year after the original publication date. Corrections to an article that has a publication date that is older than one year will only be documented by a Publisher's Note.