Author Retraction

Infringements of professional ethical codes (such as multiple submission, bogus claims of authorship, plagiarism, fraudulent use of data, or the like) is forbidden in Special and Inclusive Education Journal (SPECIAL). Occasionally, a retraction will be used to correct errors in submission or publication. The retraction of an article by its authors or the editor under the advice of members of the scholarly community has long been an occasional feature of the learned world. Standards for dealing with retractions have been developed by a number of library and scholarly bodies, and this best practice is adopted for article retraction by SSpecial and Inclusive Education Journal (SPECIAL).

The editor will investigate deeply about the infringements of professional ethical codes. Special and Inclusive Education Journal (SPECIAL) Editorial Member will notify the Author(s) about the alleged violation along with its proof and offer the options that can be executed by the Author(s). If the Editor is unable to contact the author within the prescribed period, the Editor will discuss with other Editor and Editorial Advisory Board about this problem.

The standard of article retraction in Special and Inclusive Education Journal (SPECIAL) are:

  1. A statement (letter) of article retraction, entitled "Retraction: (article title)", signed by the Author(s) and/or Editors and (minimum 1) Editorial Advisory Board.
  1. The retracted letter will be issued by Special and Inclusive Education Journal (SPECIAL) Editorial Member in two languages (Indonesian and English).
  2. The letter of this article (along with evidence, comments, criticism, or request from the member(s) of the scientific community) is placed on the previous page of the article with the same page number as the first page of the article and given the additional code "ed-1" for the first page of the letter and so on (e.g., 56-ed-1, 56-ed-2, etc.).
  3. The original version of the article will be given a "Retracted" watermark or stamp and placed after the letter. This new PDF file is made to replace the original PDF file article.
  4. The abstract of the article on Special and Inclusive Education Journal (SPECIAL) website is replaced with a statement about retracted of the article because violating the ethical code and/or Special and Inclusive Education Journal (SPECIAL) policy while the keyword of the article is deleted.
  5. The retracted letter of the article will also be published in Special and Inclusive Education Journal (SPECIAL) on the edition when the letter issued as part of the Front Matter.