Authors may request the withdrawal of a manuscript before publication by submitting a formal written request to the editorial office. A withdrawal request may be accepted when supported by valid academic, ethical, legal, or personal reasons.
To process a manuscript withdrawal request, the corresponding author must submit a formal written application containing:
The journal may independently withdraw a manuscript prior to publication if it involves serious publication misconduct, including:
Withdrawal requests must not be used to bypass an ongoing publication ethics investigation. If a manuscript is under active review for plagiarism, data fabrication, or authorship disputes, the investigation will proceed to completion regardless of a withdrawal request.
Once an article has been formally published, it cannot be simply withdrawn. Post-publication concerns will be addressed strictly through official Correction, Retraction, or Removal procedures in according with journal policies to protect the scholarly record.
The final decision regarding any manuscript withdrawal rests entirely with the Editor-in-Chief or an authorized academic editor. No fee is ever charged for withdrawing a manuscript.