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R-W-C Policy
Retraction, Withdrawal, & Correction Policy (RWC)
The Sinergi International Journal of Islamic Studies has established a comprehensive RWC policy to maintain scientific integrity:
- Article Retraction:
- Implemented for significant scientific errors, duplicate publication, or ethical violations.
- Process involves thorough evaluation by editors and the Ethics Advisory Board.
- Retraction notices are published online and in the next journal issue.
- Copyright does not automatically grant authors the right to retract published articles.
- Article Withdrawal:
- Discouraged to prevent waste of resources.
- Fees applied: $10 USD / 100,000 IDR during peer review, $15 USD / 200,000 IDR after acceptance, $20 USD / 300,000 IDR for published "Articles in Press".
- Non-payment results in one-year blacklisting of author and institution.
- Withdrawal requests require an official letter signed by the author and institution head.
- Article Correction:
- Published for honest errors in data, author lists, or necessary clarifications.
- Categories: Publisher's correction (erratum), Author's correction (corrigendum), Addendum.
- Decision made by Editor in consultation with reviewers or Editorial Board.
- Article Removal:
- Rare cases involving legal issues, court orders, or serious health risks.
- Metadata retained, but article text replaced with removal notice.
- Article Replacement:
- Allowed for articles posing serious health risks.
- Original article retracted and linked to corrected version.