Retraction and Withdrawal
Article Retraction
If a paper is found to be published in Inspiration: Journal of Information and Communication Technology, it is considered withdrawn for publication if:
- They have clear evidence that their findings are unreliable, either by mistake (e.g. falsification of data) or honest error (e.g. miscalculation or experimental error).
- The findings have previously been published elsewhere without appropriate cross-reference, permission or justification (for example, if there is a case of over-publication).
- it is plagiarism
- report unethical research
The retraction mechanism follows the Retraction Guidelines of the Committee for Publication Ethics (COPE).
Article Withdrawal
Articles withdrawn at the request of the Author will be charged:
- If the author requests withdrawal of the manuscript while it is still in the peer-review process, the author will be penalized by paying 50% of the article processing charge.
- If the manuscript is withdrawn after it has been accepted for publication, the author will be penalized by paying 50% of the article processing charge.
- If the author requests to withdraw a manuscript, an official letter signed by the corresponding author must be sent to the Editor-in-Chief.