Article Withdrawal Policy
Editorial Governance & Publishing Integrity
Article Withdrawal Policy
Journal of Preventive and Complementary Medicine (J Prev Complement Med) • eISSN: 3041-9921 | pISSN: 3041-9700
Permitted Withdrawal Windows
- Pre-Review: Before the manuscript is formally dispatched to peer reviewers.
- Revision Stage: When returned to authors for revisions (minor or major modifications required).
- Review Overdue: If the current active round of peer review exceeds the journal's maximum review duration (4 weeks).
Prohibited Withdrawal Windows
- Active Peer Review: Manuscripts actively undergoing referee review cannot be withdrawn.
- Post-Acceptance: Manuscripts cannot be withdrawn once formally accepted by editors.
- Exception: Only accidental duplicate submissions or major uncorrectable scientific errors are evaluated post-acceptance.
Ethical Infringements & Journal-Initiated Actions
Articles that represent infringements of professional ethical standards, COPE, or ICMJE benchmarks may be subject to formal withdrawal, desk rejection, or post-publication retraction initiated directly by the Editors. These infractions include, but are not limited to:
Redundant / Multiple Submission
Plagiarism & Uncredited Reuse
Bogus Claims of Authorship
Fabricated or Manipulated Data
Formal Withdrawal Request Protocol
Informal or verbal withdrawal requests will not be processed. To formally withdraw an eligible manuscript, the authors must submit a signed official withdrawal letter via email to the Editorial Office:
Withdrawal Letter Requirements & Email Format
The communication must specify manuscript identification details and include signatures from both the corresponding author and submitting individual:
Subject: Formal Manuscript Withdrawal Request - [Manuscript ID]
Respected Editor-in-Chief,
I am writing on behalf of all co-authors to formally request the withdrawal of our manuscript titled "[Insert Full Article Title]" (Manuscript ID: [Insert ID]) from further editorial consideration in the Journal of Preventive and Complementary Medicine.
Reason for Withdrawal: [State clear, detailed scientific or institutional rationale].
We confirm that all authors have agreed to this withdrawal decision, and this work has not been submitted elsewhere while under your journal's consideration.
Sincerely,
Corresponding Author: [Full Name, Affiliation, Signature]
Submitting Author: [Full Name, Signature]
Respected Editor-in-Chief,
I am writing on behalf of all co-authors to formally request the withdrawal of our manuscript titled "[Insert Full Article Title]" (Manuscript ID: [Insert ID]) from further editorial consideration in the Journal of Preventive and Complementary Medicine.
Reason for Withdrawal: [State clear, detailed scientific or institutional rationale].
We confirm that all authors have agreed to this withdrawal decision, and this work has not been submitted elsewhere while under your journal's consideration.
Sincerely,
Corresponding Author: [Full Name, Affiliation, Signature]
Submitting Author: [Full Name, Signature]
Notice: An article is considered legally under editorial review until the Editorial Office issues an official confirmation acknowledging the completed withdrawal. Submitting the work to another journal prior to receiving this formal written release constitutes redundant submission under international publication ethics guidelines.
