Retraction Policy

Retraction

The Jurnal Administrasi Publik dan Kebijakan (JAPK) is committed to maintaining the integrity of the scholarly record. A published article may be retracted if, after careful investigation, one or more of the following conditions are identified:

  1. There is clear evidence that the findings are unreliable due to research misconduct (e.g., data fabrication, data falsification, or image manipulation) or honest error (e.g., significant miscalculation or experimental error).
  2. The article has been previously published elsewhere without appropriate citation, permission, or editorial justification (redundant or duplicate publication).
  3. The article contains plagiarism or substantial unattributed content from other published or unpublished works.
  4. The research violates accepted ethical standards, including but not limited to the absence of required ethical approval, lack of informed consent where applicable, or other forms of unethical research conduct.
  5. The publication has been found to involve serious authorship disputes, undisclosed conflicts of interest that compromise the validity of the work, or manipulation of the peer-review process.

The retraction process follows the principles and guidance established by the Committee on Publication Ethics.

The editorial process for retraction includes the following steps:

  • Concerns regarding a published article may be raised by readers, reviewers, editors, authors, or other stakeholders.
  • The Editor-in-Chief conducts a preliminary assessment and, where appropriate, initiates an investigation following COPE's flowcharts and ethical guidelines.
  • The corresponding author will be invited to provide an explanation and supporting evidence within a specified timeframe.
  • The editorial board may consult independent experts or the authors' affiliated institution when necessary.
  • Based on the available evidence, the Editor-in-Chief will determine whether correction, expression of concern, or retraction is the most appropriate course of action.
  • If retraction is warranted, a formal retraction notice explaining the reasons for retraction will be published and linked to the original article.
  • The original article will remain accessible to preserve the scholarly record but will be clearly marked as Retracted on every page.

Retraction is intended to correct the scholarly literature and maintain its integrity, rather than to punish authors.