Jurnal Forbis Sains (ISSN 2828-349X) recognizes that authors may request the withdrawal of manuscripts under certain circumstances. However, manuscript withdrawal is considered an exceptional action and must follow ethical academic publishing standards to avoid disrupting the editorial and peer-review process.
This policy outlines the procedures, conditions, and responsibilities related to manuscript withdrawal in Jurnal Forbis Sains.
Authors may request manuscript withdrawal for legitimate and reasonable reasons, including:
Requests for withdrawal must be submitted formally by the corresponding author and approved by all co-authors.
To withdraw a manuscript, the corresponding author must submit an official withdrawal request to the editorial office containing:
The request will be reviewed by the editorial board before a final decision is made.
The manuscript status remains active until the editorial office officially confirms the withdrawal.
Authors may withdraw manuscripts without penalty if the request is submitted before the manuscript enters the peer-review process or before substantial editorial work has been conducted.
Withdrawal requests submitted after the manuscript has entered the peer-review process are strongly discouraged because the journal has already invested editorial and reviewer resources.
The editorial board reserves the right to evaluate such requests and may:
Repeated or unjustified withdrawals may negatively affect future submissions from the authors.
Withdrawal of manuscripts after final acceptance is considered unethical except under extraordinary circumstances, such as:
Authors requesting withdrawal after acceptance must provide a detailed explanation and supporting evidence where necessary.
The journal reserves the right to reject unjustified withdrawal requests after acceptance.
Once an article has been published, withdrawal is no longer possible. In such cases, the journal may issue:
This action will follow established publication ethics guidelines and international scholarly publishing standards.
The following actions are considered unethical:
Unethical withdrawal practices may result in:
The editorial board of Jurnal Forbis Sains reserves the right to make final decisions regarding manuscript withdrawal requests in accordance with publication ethics, editorial policies, and academic integrity standards.
Through this policy, Jurnal Forbis Sains seeks to maintain professionalism, transparency, and fairness in the scholarly publication process while respecting the rights and responsibilities of authors, reviewers, editors, and readers.
