Correction and Retraction

Edutech: Jurnal Teknologi Pendidikan is committed to maintaining the integrity of the scholarly record and follows the COPE Retraction Guidelines. Published articles are never silently changed or removed.

1. Correction (Erratum/Corrigendum). Issued when a significant error affects part of an article but not its overall findings or conclusions (e.g., an error in a table, figure, author name, or affiliation). Authors must notify the journal promptly when they discover such an error. A dated correction notice is published, linked to the original article; the corrected version replaces the original, and the change is recorded.

2. Expression of Concern. Issued when there is inconclusive evidence of misconduct, or when an investigation is under way and has not yet concluded. It is linked to the article and may later be followed by a correction or retraction.

3. Retraction. Issued when findings are unreliable because of major error or misconduct, including fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, duplicate publication, unethical research, or serious authorship disputes. The procedure is:

  1. Concerns are sent in writing to the Editor-in-Chief with supporting evidence; detailed anonymous reports are considered.
  2. The editor makes an initial assessment within two weeks where possible and follows the relevant COPE flowchart.
  3. Authors are given 30 days to respond; institutions, funders, or ethics committees may be contacted for serious cases.
  4. The Editor-in-Chief decides, notifies all authors, and informs their institutions where appropriate.
  5. A dated retraction notice stating the reason is published and linked to the article. The article stays online, watermarked "Retracted". The DOI metadata is updated and indexing services (e.g., DOAJ, Garuda) are notified.

4. Withdrawal of submitted manuscripts. Authors may withdraw a manuscript before it is accepted by sending a written request signed by all authors to the editor, stating the reason. A manuscript cannot be withdrawn after acceptance except through the retraction procedure above.

Appeals. Authors or complainants may appeal a decision in writing within 30 days. The appeal is reviewed by an editor or an external arbiter who was not involved in the original decision.