Retraction

Wacana : Jurnal Bahasa, Seni, dan Pengajaran is committed to maintaining the integrity of the scholarly record. Retractions may be issued when necessary to correct the literature and ensure academic transparency.

1. Author-Initiated Retraction

• Before Peer Review:
  Authors may request to retract their manuscript before it enters the peer review process. No fee will be charged at this stage.

• After Acceptance but Before Publication:
  If the author requests a retraction after the manuscript has been accepted and prepared for publication (e.g., copyediting, typesetting, or issue scheduling), a retraction fee equal to the journal’s standard publication fee will be applied.

  • Retraction fee: Equal to the regular publication fee (IDR500000).

  • This policy compensates for editorial and production efforts already invested and discourages last-minute withdrawals without valid reason.

• After Publication:
  If a retraction is requested after the article has been published, it must be accompanied by valid reasons and is subject to editorial board review based on ethical standards.

2. Editorial-Initiated Retraction

Published papers will be considered for retraction if:

• There is clear evidence that the findings are unreliable, due to misconduct (e.g., data fabrication) or honest error (e.g., miscalculation or flawed experiments).

• The article constitutes redundant publication, having been published elsewhere without proper citation, permission, or justification.

• The work involves plagiarism.

• The study reports or is based on unethical research practices.

The retraction mechanism follows the Retraction Guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), which can be accessed at https://publicationethics.org/files/retraction%20guidelines.pdf

In all cases, if a paper is retracted, a retraction notice will be published and the original article will remain accessible but clearly marked as “Retracted,” with the reason for retraction provided.