Article Retraction & Withdrawal

Retraction

Editors will consider retracting a publication if:

  1. There is clear evidence that the findings are unreliable due to a major error (e.g., miscalculation or experimental error) or due to fabrication (e.g., falsified data) or falsification (e.g., manipulated images).
  2. The article constitutes plagiarism.
  3. The findings have previously been published elsewhere without proper attribution, disclosure to the editor, permission to republish, or justification (i.e., redundant publication).
  4. The article contains unauthorized material or data.
  5. Copyright has been infringed, or another serious legal issue exists (e.g., libel, privacy violations).
  6. The research reported was conducted unethically.
  7. The article was published based on a compromised or manipulated peer review process.
  8. The authors failed to disclose a major conflict of interest that, in the editor’s view, could have unduly influenced the interpretation of the work or recommendations by editors and peer reviewers.

 

Withdrawal

Authors are strongly discouraged from withdrawing their manuscripts while they are under review at The Lex Harmonia: Journal of Legal, as this wastes the valuable time and effort of editors, reviewers, and the publisher.

Before submitting a manuscript through our Online Journal System (OJS), authors are required to approve the submission checklist.

  1. If an author requests withdrawal while the manuscript is still under peer review, they will be banned from submitting to the Journal of Media of Law and Sharia for the next two issues after the withdrawal date.
  2. If an author withdraws their manuscript after it has been accepted or fails to submit the revised version after receiving an "accepted with minor/major revisions" decision—and does not provide confirmation for an extended period—they will be banned from submitting to the journal for two years after the withdrawal date.