Correction, & Withdrawal Policy

Correction, & Withdrawal Policy

An Idea Health Journal (IHJ) ensures that all of its published journals follow the Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) (https://www.icmje.org/icmje-recommendations.pdf) and the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) (https://publicationethics.org/guidance).

The IHJ aims to ensure the integrity of the academic record of all published or potential publications. Whenever it is recognized that a significant inaccuracy, misleading statement, or distorted report has been published, it must be corrected promptly and with due prominence. If, after an appropriate investigation, an item proves to be fraudulent, it should be retracted. The retraction should be identifiable to readers and indexing systems.

Corrections

Errors in published papers may be identified as a corrigendum or erratum when the Editor-in-Chief considers it appropriate to inform the journal readership about a previous error and correct it in the published article. The corrigendum or erratum will appear as a new journal article and cite the original published article.

Withdrawal Policy

Article published in IHJ will be considered for retraction if: 1) There is clear evidence that the findings are unreliable, either due to error (e.g., data fabrication) or honest mistake (e.g., calculation error or experimental error). 2) Previous findings have been published elsewhere without proper cross-referencing, permission, or justification (i.e., a case of over-publication). 3) There is evidence of plagiarism. 4) The paper reports unethical research practices. The retraction process adheres to the Retraction Guidelines provided by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), which can be accessed at RETRACTION GUIDELINES