Correction, Withdrawal, and Retraction
Correction
The publisher makes every effort to maintain the integrity of academic research and to craft each article with care. However, some minor errors are still unavoidable. Readers, authors, and reviewers are encouraged to contact the journal's editorial office if they notice any suspected errors and a correction note will be issued promptly after approval of the Editor-in-Chief.
Errors made by editors are "errata", and errors made by authors are "corrigenda". Neither errata nor corrigenda have affected the scientific results of the paper. Ideally, all the errors will be detected by the authors and corrected by the publisher before the final publication.
Withdrawal
The publisher does not encourage the withdrawal of a manuscript under consideration by the journal. If you decide to withdraw your manuscript after it has been accepted (but not yet published), you must write a letter addressed to our editors at editorial@piscomed.com, explaining the reason(s) for your withdrawal. Only applications with sound and valid reasons will be accepted. Normally, withdrawal of accepted papers is initiated by an editor, for reasons like suspected misconduct and ethical violation.
It should be noted that withdrawing a paper that has been processed for peer review or is under peer review is more difficult compared to withdrawing a new submission, for the time the editors and reviewers spent during the editing and evaluating processes.
If the approval of withdrawal is granted, a penalty fee of USD 200 is required; a notification of confirmation will be sent to you through email, and the paper will be removed from the journal’s online submission system.
The paid Article Processing Charge will not be refunded if your papers are withdrawn for academic misconduct and ethical violation.
Retraction
Retraction is the withdrawal of an article that has already been published. It is extremely serious and has a negative impact on authors, journals, and the academic community. The retraction is generally initiated by the editorial office. Reasons for retraction include but are not limited to:
- Misconduct: there are major ethical violations such as incorrect citations, duplicate submissions, falsified data, and false authorship.
- Errors: there are serious errors, such as wrong calculation results, unscientific experimental steps, wrong analysis and interpretation. They all affect the correctness of scientific research and the reliability of test results.
Once the issues above are verified, the editorial office will decide to retract the article online without the approval of the authors. Retracted articles are not deleted from the archive and article information is retained on the article page to maintain the integrity and permanence of the scientific record. The retraction statement includes the reason for the retraction and the action taken, and will be communicated to the editors, reviewers involved in the processing of the article, authors, and their institutions. The retraction statement and the article page will be bi-directionally linked to ensure that readers read the latest updates. Authors who have any objections can appeal within 14 days of receiving the retraction notice, and it is the responsibility of their institution to cooperate with the investigation of this issue.
