Article Retraction, Withdrawal, and Correction Policy
Article Retraction, Withdrawal, and Correction Policy
Policy Statement
The Journal of Property, Urban, and Regional Economics (JPURE) is committed to preserving the integrity, accuracy, and completeness of the scholarly record. The journal recognizes that authors, reviewers, and editors invest significant effort in the publication process. Therefore, any post-submission or post-publication action, including withdrawal, correction, retraction, or removal, will be handled carefully and only when justified by scholarly, ethical, legal, or editorial considerations.
JPURE follows responsible publication practices and uses internationally recognized publication ethics principles as guidance in handling corrections, retractions, withdrawals, and post-publication concerns.
Article Retraction
A published article may be retracted when there is clear evidence that the findings are unreliable or that serious publication misconduct has occurred. Retraction may be considered in cases including, but not limited to:
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Major errors that invalidate the findings or conclusions.
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Data fabrication, data falsification, or misleading analysis.
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Plagiarism or substantial unattributed use of another work.
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Duplicate or redundant publication without proper disclosure.
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Unethical research practices.
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Incorrect or disputed authorship that cannot be resolved.
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Manipulation of the peer-review or editorial process.
When a potential retraction issue is identified, the Editor-in-Chief will assess the case, request clarification from the author(s) where appropriate, and consult the editorial board or relevant experts if necessary. If retraction is required, a retraction notice will be published and linked to the original article. The notice will state the reason for retraction while maintaining transparency and fairness.
Retraction is intended to correct the scholarly record, not to punish authors.
Article Withdrawal
Authors who wish to withdraw a manuscript after submission must submit a written request to the Editor-in-Chief through the journal system or official editorial contact. The withdrawal request must clearly state the reasons for withdrawal.
Withdrawal is generally permitted before the manuscript enters the peer-review process. However, withdrawal after peer review, after acceptance, or during the production stage is strongly discouraged because editorial and reviewer resources have already been used.
The journal reserves the right to decline a withdrawal request if the manuscript is already in an advanced editorial or publication stage, unless there are valid ethical, legal, or academic reasons.
At present, JPURE does not charge a manuscript withdrawal fee. Any future change to this policy will be clearly announced on the official journal website.
Article Correction
JPURE may publish a correction when a published article contains an error that does not invalidate the overall findings but may affect clarity, accuracy, interpretation, metadata, authorship information, tables, figures, or references.
Corrections may include:
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Erratum: A correction for an error introduced by the journal during editing, layout, or production.
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Corrigendum: A correction for an error made by the author(s).
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Addendum: Additional clarification or information that improves the accuracy or completeness of the published article.
The decision to publish a correction is made by the Editor-in-Chief or assigned editor after reviewing the nature and significance of the error. Authors may be contacted for clarification. Once approved, the correction notice will be published and linked to the original article.
Article Removal
In rare cases, an article may be removed from the journal website when it contains content that violates legal rights, breaches privacy or confidentiality, infringes intellectual property rights, contains defamatory material, or is subject to a valid court order or government instruction.
When removal is necessary, the journal may retain article metadata and provide a notice explaining the reason for removal, where appropriate.
Final Decision
The final decision regarding withdrawal, correction, retraction, or removal rests with the Editor-in-Chief, based on editorial assessment, publication ethics principles, author clarification, and the need to protect the integrity of the scholarly record.
