Article Retraction & Withdrawal

Jurnal Hukum Mimbar Justitia is committed to maintaining the integrity of the scholarly record. This retraction and withdrawal policy is based on the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

1. Manuscript Withdrawal by the Author

Authors are permitted to withdraw a manuscript while it is still in process (prior to publication); however, withdrawal is strongly discouraged once the manuscript has entered the peer review stage, as it consumes the resources of the editors and reviewers. A withdrawal request must be submitted in writing to the editorial office with a clear justification. Authors are not permitted to withdraw a manuscript in order to submit it to another journal without official approval from the editorial office. Withdrawal of a manuscript without proper notification may be subject to sanctions in accordance with the journal's policy.

2. Retraction of Published Articles

The editorial board reserves the right to retract a published article if any of the following are found:

• There is clear evidence that the findings or data are unreliable, whether as a result of an honest error or of data fabrication or falsification;
• The article is proven to contain plagiarism;
• The findings have been previously published elsewhere without proper attribution, permission, or justification (redundant publication);
• There is a breach of research ethics, an authorship dispute, or an undisclosed conflict of interest;
• The article was published through an invalid review process.

3. Retraction Procedure and Provisions

Retracted articles will not be removed from the journal's electronic version in order to preserve the integrity of the scholarly record. Instead, the article remains available but is clearly marked as "RETRACTED" on both the PDF file and the article's landing page, accompanied by a retraction note stating the reasons for the retraction and the party who initiated it. The decision to retract is made by the Editorial Board following an objective and fair review process.

4. Corrections (Corrigendum/Erratum)

For errors that do not substantially affect the results and conclusions, the editorial board may publish a correction (a corrigendum when the error originates from the author, or an erratum when it originates from the editorial office) without retracting the entire article.