Retraction
JURNAL INDO-ISLAMIKA • PUBLICATION ETHICS & RESEARCH INTEGRITY
RETRACTION, WITHDRAWAL & CORRECTION POLICY
Jurnal Indo-Islamika
Maintaining the accuracy, reliability, transparency, and integrity of the scholarly record through responsible editorial action, fair assessment, and internationally recognized publication-ethics principles.
PUBLICATION INTEGRITY EDITORIAL ACCOUNTABILITY COPE GUIDELINES
EDITORIAL COMMITMENT
Policy Statement
Jurnal Indo-Islamika, published by the Graduate School of UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, Indonesia, is committed to maintaining the accuracy, reliability, transparency, and integrity of its published scholarly record.
The journal recognizes that errors, ethical concerns, questions about research reliability, and publication-integrity issues may arise during editorial processing or after an article has been published.
This policy establishes the journal's procedures for manuscript withdrawal, published-article correction, article retraction, expressions of concern, and exceptional article removal.
These procedures are informed by the journal's Publication Ethics and Allegations of Research Misconduct policies, as well as the recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), including the COPE Retraction Guidelines, Version 3 (2025).
Editorial action must be based on credible evidence, proportionality, procedural fairness, and appropriate consideration of the rights of authors, readers, research participants, institutions, and other affected parties.
The primary purpose of this policy is to protect the scholarly record while ensuring that legitimate research contributions remain accurately documented, accessible, and distinguishable from publications affected by serious errors or ethical violations.
CORE PRINCIPLE
Protecting the Integrity of the Scholarly Record
Corrections and retractions are mechanisms for maintaining the reliability of academic literature. Retraction is not intended to punish authors. The appropriate editorial action depends on the nature, seriousness, and consequences of the problem, including whether the findings and conclusions remain reliable. The journal distinguishes honest error, legitimate scholarly disagreement, and substantiated research or publication misconduct.
POST-SUBMISSION & POST-PUBLICATION ACTIONS
Publication Record Management
Withdrawal
Before Publication
Correction
Correctable Errors
Retraction
Seriously Compromised Work
Expression of Concern
Unresolved Serious Issues
POLICY CONTENTS
Withdrawal Correction Retraction Expression of Concern Editorial Assessment Record Preservation Article RemovalPRE-PUBLICATION PROCEDURE
1. Manuscript Withdrawal
Manuscript withdrawal is the formal discontinuation of editorial processing before a manuscript has been published.
Withdrawal may be requested by the authors or initiated by the journal when justified by significant ethical, academic, or editorial considerations.
Authors seeking to withdraw a submitted or accepted but unpublished manuscript must submit a written request to the Editorial Office through the journal's official communication channel.
The request should include the following information:
Manuscript Identification: The manuscript title, submission identification number, and corresponding-author information.
Reason for Withdrawal: A clear explanation of the academic, ethical, administrative, or other substantial circumstances motivating the request.
Author Agreement: Confirmation that all listed authors have been informed of the withdrawal request and agree with the proposed action.
Supporting Information: Relevant documentation or clarification, particularly where the request concerns significant errors, authorship disputes, research ethics, or duplicate submission.
The Editorial Team may request clarification or supporting evidence before confirming withdrawal.
When a withdrawal request concerns unresolved authorship disputes, plagiarism, duplicate submission, research misconduct, or other serious integrity issues, the journal may conduct appropriate preliminary assessment or refer the matter to the relevant institution.
Withdrawal takes effect when confirmed by the Editorial Office. A withdrawal request does not automatically erase editorial records or resolve outstanding research-integrity concerns.
Important Distinction
Once an article has been made publicly available as a published version, including an online-first version, it becomes part of the scholarly record. Such an article should ordinarily be addressed through correction, retraction, or another appropriate post-publication measure rather than ordinary manuscript withdrawal.
POST-PUBLICATION AMENDMENT
2. Article Correction
A correction may be issued when a published article contains an important error, omission, or misleading statement that can be rectified without invalidating its principal findings, central arguments, or conclusions.
Corrections are intended to improve the accuracy and transparency of the scholarly record while preserving the original research contribution where its reliability remains substantially intact.
Errors requiring formal correction may include:
- Incorrect presentation of research data, tables, figures, or analytical results.
- Statistical, computational, or transcription errors that do not invalidate the study's central conclusions.
- Inaccurate bibliographic information, source attribution, or relevant citation details.
- Incorrect author names, affiliations, contributions, or other authorship information requiring documented amendment.
- Material errors in the interpretation, transcription, or translation of Islamic texts, manuscripts, historical documents, or archival sources.
- Important production errors, omitted acknowledgments, or misleading labels and descriptions.
Types of Corrections
Erratum
An erratum addresses a significant error introduced during the journal's editorial production or publication process, such as incorrect formatting, missing material, or inaccurate publication metadata.
Corrigendum
A corrigendum addresses an important error originating from the authors or submitted research content that requires correction while the article's principal findings and conclusions remain reliable.
Addendum
An addendum may be considered when additional clarification or supplementary information is necessary to improve understanding of the published work without improperly changing its established findings or conclusions. Substantially new research should ordinarily be submitted as a separate scholarly contribution.
Correction requests are evaluated by the responsible editor and, when necessary, qualified reviewers or independent subject specialists.
For studies involving Qur'anic interpretation, hadith, Islamic jurisprudence, religious history, or textual analysis, the editorial assessment should consider whether the identified error materially affects the argument, interpretation, or conclusions.
The Editorial Team determines whether a formal correction is required and whether the proposed amendment sufficiently resolves the concern.
Approved correction notices must clearly identify the original article, explain the amended information, and provide a permanent connection to the original publication wherever technically supported.
PROTECTION OF THE SCHOLARLY RECORD
3. Article Retraction
Jurnal Indo-Islamika may retract a published article when credible and sufficiently established evidence demonstrates serious problems that invalidate its principal findings or substantially compromise the integrity of the scholarly record.
Retraction may be appropriate regardless of whether the underlying problem results from deliberate misconduct, an honest error, or another substantial research-integrity failure.
The journal considers the following grounds for retraction:
3.1 Unreliable Findings
Clear evidence demonstrates that the article's principal findings, analysis, or conclusions are unreliable because of serious methodological errors, fabricated or falsified evidence, substantial analytical mistakes, miscalculations, or other defects that invalidate central scholarly claims.
3.2 Redundant or Duplicate Publication
The article substantially reproduces findings or content previously published elsewhere without appropriate disclosure, acknowledgment, cross-referencing, permission, or legitimate scholarly justification.
3.3 Plagiarism and Misappropriation
The article contains serious plagiarism or unauthorized appropriation of another person's text, ideas, research data, translations, scholarly interpretations, or other intellectual contributions that materially compromises publication integrity.
3.4 Unethical Research
The published research involves serious violations of applicable ethical requirements, including significant failures concerning informed consent, participant protection, confidentiality, ethical approval where required, or the unauthorized use of confidential research materials.
3.5 Serious Publication-Integrity Violations
Other substantiated problems, including manipulated peer review, fabricated authorship, significant misrepresentation of research sources, or serious undisclosed conflicts of interest, compromise confidence in the article's findings, attribution, or publication process.
Retraction Standards
The decision to retract an article must be based on the reliability and integrity of the published work and the available evidence.
Disagreements concerning theological positions, interpretations of Qur'anic verses, hadith authenticity assessments, historical explanations, jurisprudential arguments, or theoretical perspectives do not, by themselves, justify retraction.
Legitimate scholarly criticism should be distinguished from demonstrated factual error, evidentiary manipulation, or serious research misconduct.
Where a problem affects only a limited part of an article and the principal conclusions remain reliable, a correction may be more appropriate than retraction.
The responsible editor may consult authors, independent experts, relevant institutions, and other affected parties to evaluate the concern. Authors should ordinarily be given a fair opportunity to respond to substantive allegations.
Where sufficient evidence establishes that a published article is seriously unreliable, the journal may issue a retraction even if the authors disagree with the decision.
Retraction Principle
Retraction corrects the scholarly record and informs readers that the affected publication should not be relied upon for its original findings or conclusions. A retraction notice should describe the established reasons accurately and distinguish honest error from substantiated misconduct whenever the available evidence permits.
UNRESOLVED POST-PUBLICATION CONCERNS
4. Expression of Concern
An Expression of Concern may be issued when credible and serious questions arise regarding the reliability, ethical validity, or integrity of a published article, but the available evidence is not yet sufficient to determine whether a correction or retraction is warranted.
An Expression of Concern may be appropriate in circumstances such as:
- Unresolved questions concerning the authenticity or reliability of research data, manuscripts, archival sources, or other primary evidence.
- Serious research-integrity allegations requiring further investigation by a relevant academic institution or competent authority.
- Conflicting or incomplete evidence concerning research conduct, authorship, source attribution, or the integrity of the published findings.
- Substantial delays in an investigation where readers need to be informed of credible concerns affecting the article.
The notice must describe the concern accurately, objectively, and without presenting unproven allegations as established findings.
An Expression of Concern is not equivalent to retraction and should not be used merely as a lesser disciplinary measure.
The Editorial Team should continue to monitor the matter and reassess the notice when additional credible evidence becomes available.
Depending on the outcome, the journal may issue a correction, retract the article, publish an explanatory resolution, or take another appropriate action to ensure that the scholarly record accurately reflects the final assessment.
TRANSPARENT EDITORIAL PROCEDURES
5. Reporting and Editorial Assessment
Authors, reviewers, readers, research participants, academic institutions, and other relevant parties may report concerns concerning manuscripts submitted to or articles published by Jurnal Indo-Islamika.
Reports should be submitted in writing to the Editorial Office and should identify the affected manuscript or publication, clearly explain the concern, and provide supporting information or evidence where available.
When concerns relate to the authenticity of Qur'anic quotations, hadith references, manuscript sources, historical documents, translations, archival records, interviews, or ethnographic evidence, the report should identify the specific material or claim being questioned.
Editorial Assessment Procedure
Fairness, Independence, and Confidentiality
All cases must be handled impartially, proportionately, and without unnecessary delay.
Editors with relevant conflicts of interest must withdraw from the assessment, and the matter should be assigned to an appropriate uninvolved editor or other qualified representative.
When a concern directly involves the Editor-in-Chief, an appropriate independent editorial or institutional representative should oversee the assessment.
Individuals reporting concerns in good faith must not be subjected to inappropriate retaliation or discriminatory editorial treatment.
The journal should protect confidential information relating to complainants, authors, peer reviewers, research participants, and institutional investigations.
The final publication-related decision remains the responsibility of the journal's authorized editorial leadership, acting independently and in accordance with the applicable ethical and procedural standards.
TRANSPARENCY AND PERMANENT RECORDS
6. Publication Notices and Record Preservation
Corrections, retractions, and Expressions of Concern should be clearly identified, publicly accessible, and permanently associated with the affected article wherever technically possible.
Formal editorial notices must provide sufficient information to allow readers, researchers, libraries, and indexing services to understand the publication's current status.
An appropriate notice should include:
- The type of action, such as Correction, Retraction, or Expression of Concern.
- The complete title and author information of the affected publication.
- The journal title and applicable bibliographic details, including volume, issue, year, and publication date.
- The DOI or other persistent identifier or permanent URL of the original article.
- The date on which the editorial notice is issued.
- A clear, factual, and sufficiently informative explanation of the reasons for the action.
- Identification of the responsible editorial authority or requesting authors, as appropriate.
- A permanent link between the notice and the affected article, where technically supported.
Preservation of Retracted Articles
Retracted articles should ordinarily remain accessible as part of the scholarly record rather than being silently deleted from the journal's website.
The article landing page and published file should be prominently identified as retracted. A clear notice should explain the reason for the retraction and provide access to the relevant editorial statement.
The journal should preserve the original article's bibliographic information, publication history, and persistent identifier wherever possible.
Retraction notices should be made freely accessible, and relevant article-status information should be updated through OJS, DOI registration metadata, and indexing services where the applicable technical systems support such updates.
Corrections and Version Transparency
When a correction requires an updated article file or metadata, the journal should ensure that readers can identify the nature and date of the amendment.
Substantive changes should not be introduced silently into the published record.
Where practicable, correction notices and updated versions should maintain appropriate links to the original publication and provide sufficient information about the changes.
Record Preservation Principle
The journal seeks to preserve the transparency, traceability, and permanence of scholarly publications. Retracted articles should remain identifiable in scholarly databases and archives, with their retraction status clearly communicated, except where exceptional legal, ethical, or safety circumstances require restricted access or removal.
EXCEPTIONAL ETHICAL AND LEGAL PROTECTION
7. Exceptional Article Removal and Ethical Protection
The removal of a published article from the journal's online archive is strongly discouraged because it may undermine the integrity, completeness, and transparency of the scholarly record.
Complete removal may be considered only in exceptional circumstances when continued public access would create significant legal, privacy, confidentiality, intellectual-property, or safety risks that cannot be adequately addressed through ordinary correction, retraction, or limited redaction.
Circumstances requiring special consideration may include:
Legal Requirements: A binding court order or other applicable legal obligation requiring the restriction or removal of published material.
Privacy and Confidentiality: Disclosure of personal or confidential information that creates a serious risk of harm to identifiable individuals.
Research Participant Protection: Publication of identifiable interview data, confidential ethnographic records, or sensitive information concerning vulnerable participants without appropriate authorization.
Religious or Community Sensitivity: Unauthorized disclosure of confidential information concerning religious identities, minority communities, private religious practices, or institutional records where continued exposure presents a credible and substantial risk of harm.
Intellectual-Property Rights: Serious copyright infringement or unauthorized reproduction of protected manuscripts, archival materials, images, or other scholarly resources requiring legal or ethical intervention.
The Editorial Team should assess whether targeted redaction, correction, restricted access to specific materials, or another proportionate measure can adequately address the concern before considering complete removal.
Where removal is necessary, the journal should retain the affected article's bibliographic metadata and publish an explanatory notice to the extent permitted by applicable law and ethical obligations.
Removal decisions must be documented and should involve appropriate editorial, institutional, or legal consultation when required.
OUR PUBLISHING COMMITMENT
Commitment to Publication Integrity
Jurnal Indo-Islamika is committed to protecting the reliability and credibility of scholarly literature while respecting legitimate academic debate, methodological diversity, and intellectual independence.
The journal recognizes the importance of critical inquiry within Islamic studies and seeks to distinguish genuine research-integrity violations from scholarly disagreement over theological interpretations, historical analysis, jurisprudential perspectives, or theoretical approaches.
Through transparent correction, withdrawal, retraction, and post-publication assessment procedures, Jurnal Indo-Islamika aims to maintain a trustworthy scholarly record and ensure responsible dissemination of research on Islam, Muslim societies, and related interdisciplinary fields.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Related Policies and Editorial Contact
This policy should be implemented in conjunction with the journal's established publication-ethics and editorial procedures.
→ Publication Ethics → Allegations of Research Misconduct → Plagiarism Policy → Complaints and Appeals Policy → AI Policy → Editorial Contact
International Reference
Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
COPE Council. (2025). COPE Retraction Guidelines. Version 3, August 2025.
Editorial Contact
Questions or reports concerning manuscript withdrawal, published-article corrections, retractions, Expressions of Concern, or other post-publication integrity issues may be directed to the Editorial Office.
Email: indoislamika@uinjkt.ac.id
Suggested Email Subject: Publication Integrity Concern – Article DOI or Manuscript ID
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