Academic Journal Management Glossary

A standardized document structure used by journals to communicate manuscript rejection decisions to authors, typically i...

An editorial decision to decline a manuscript before it undergoes peer review, typically based on scope misalignment, po...

The administrative process of handling author requests for reprints or copies of their published articles, including ful...

A digital infrastructure that monitors and manages the status of manuscripts that have been rejected, revised, or resubm...

The formal withdrawal of a published article from the scholarly record due to serious errors, misconduct, or ethical vio...

A formalized procedure by which journals investigate, document, and communicate the removal or correction of previously...

Formal documented processes established by journals for withdrawing published articles due to serious scientific errors,...

A comprehensive set of criteria and procedures used to evaluate whether a published article warrants retraction due to s...

A structured decision-making process outlining criteria, investigation procedures, and stakeholder consultations require...

Established guidelines and requirements for creating, maintaining, and archiving official retraction notices and associa...

A systematic evaluation of the consequences and reach of a retracted article within the scientific community, including...

A metric quantifying the proportion of published articles withdrawn due to scientific misconduct, data errors, or other...

The formal publication of a notice withdrawing a previously published article due to scientific error, misconduct, or ir...

The formal procedural framework governing how journals publicly withdraw or modify previously published articles due to...

The comprehensive written record explaining reasons for withdrawing a published article from the scientific record, incl...

A formal documented procedure that establishes criteria, evidence requirements, and communication procedures for withdra...

The systematic procedures governing the identification, investigation, and documentation of published articles requiring...

A formal published statement that withdraws a previously published article due to errors, misconduct, or other serious i...

The formal process of publishing an official statement withdrawing a previously published article due to fundamental err...

A formal procedural framework governing the preparation, review, and public distribution of retraction notices when publ...

The editorial process of documenting and preparing a formal retraction notice when published research is found to contai...

A standardized editorial procedure documenting the reasons, timing, and process for removing published articles from the...

A formal written announcement issued by a journal documenting the withdrawal or nullification of a previously published...

The standardized schedule and procedural framework for announcing article retractions from publication, including notifi...