Responsible Manuscript Withdrawal
Jurnal Al-Hikmah: Jurnal Dakwah recognizes that authors may need to request the withdrawal of a manuscript from the editorial and peer review process under certain circumstances.
This policy provides guidance regarding manuscript withdrawal requests and emphasizes responsible communication, publication ethics, and the integrity of the editorial process.
Manuscript withdrawal should be handled transparently and through the journal's official editorial communication channels. Authors are encouraged to consider withdrawal requests carefully and communicate promptly with the editorial team.
Manuscript withdrawal refers to the formal request to discontinue the editorial consideration of a submitted manuscript before its publication.
A withdrawal request may arise during different stages of the publication process, including:
1. Initial editorial screening.
2. Manuscript evaluation.
3. Peer review.
4. Author revision.
5. Final editorial preparation before publication.
Withdrawal of an unpublished manuscript is different from the retraction of an article that has already been formally published.
Authors may request manuscript withdrawal for legitimate academic, ethical, or personal reasons.
Circumstances that may lead to a withdrawal request include:
Discovery of substantial errors in research data, methodology, analysis, or conclusions.
Identification of ethical concerns requiring further investigation or correction.
Unresolved authorship disputes or disagreements among contributors.
The need to conduct additional research or substantially revise the manuscript.
Other circumstances supported by a reasonable explanation from the authors.
Authors should provide a clear explanation of the circumstances underlying their withdrawal request.
Authors who wish to withdraw a manuscript should communicate their request to the editorial team through the Open Journal Systems (OJS) editorial workflow or the journal's official contact channel.
Required Information
1. The complete manuscript title.
2. The manuscript submission identification number, where available.
3. The full name of the corresponding author.
4. A clear explanation of the withdrawal request.
5. Relevant supporting information, where appropriate.
6. Confirmation of communication with the other authors, where applicable.
The editorial team may request additional information or confirmation from relevant authors before finalizing the withdrawal process.
If a manuscript is still undergoing initial editorial screening, authors should notify the editorial office as soon as they decide to withdraw it.
The editorial team should verify the manuscript's current status and record the withdrawal appropriately in the editorial management system.
When a manuscript has entered the peer review process, a withdrawal request should be communicated promptly to the editorial team.
Authors are encouraged to recognize the time and scholarly contributions already provided by editors and peer reviewers.
The editorial team should review the request, verify the manuscript status, and communicate the appropriate administrative steps to the corresponding author.
A manuscript accepted for publication may have entered additional editorial and production procedures.
Authors requesting withdrawal after acceptance should inform the editorial office immediately and provide a clear explanation of the circumstances.
The editorial team should determine whether the manuscript has already been formally published and identify the appropriate action.
If the article has already been published, the matter must be considered under the journal's post-publication correction and retraction procedures rather than ordinary manuscript withdrawal.
Withdrawal requests involving manuscripts with multiple authors should be communicated responsibly among the contributors.
The corresponding author should inform the other authors about the intended withdrawal.
Where necessary, the editorial team may request confirmation from additional authors to prevent unauthorized withdrawal or unresolved authorship disputes.
Any disagreement regarding authorship or withdrawal should be communicated to the editorial team for appropriate consideration.
Following assessment of a withdrawal request, the editorial team should communicate the manuscript's status to the corresponding author.
Authors should obtain confirmation that the manuscript is no longer under editorial consideration before submitting substantially the same work to another journal.
This helps prevent simultaneous submission, duplicate publication, and misunderstanding regarding the manuscript's editorial status.
Manuscript withdrawal should not be used to conceal suspected plagiarism, data manipulation, authorship misconduct, or other research integrity concerns.
When ethical concerns are identified, the editorial team may consider the information under the journal's publication ethics procedures, even if a withdrawal request has been submitted.
Any assessment should be fair, confidential where appropriate, and based on available evidence.
NO WITHDRAWAL FEE SPECIFIED
This page does not establish a manuscript withdrawal fee.
Any applicable administrative charges, if introduced in the future, must be formally approved by the journal's management and clearly disclosed to authors in advance.
Authors should consult the journal's officially published policies for current information regarding publication charges.
Once an article has been formally published, it becomes part of the scholarly publication record.
Requests to remove or alter published articles should be assessed in accordance with the journal's Retraction and Correction policy.
Published articles should not be silently removed from the journal's records simply because an author requests their withdrawal.
Authors seeking clarification about manuscript withdrawal procedures should contact the editorial office of Jurnal Al-Hikmah: Jurnal Dakwah.
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