R-W-C Policy

RWC Policy

The Retraction, Withdrawal, & Correction (RWC) Policy of **Medicor : Journal of Health Informatics and Health Policy** is designed to maintain scientific record integrity. Here's a detailed explanation:

  1. Article Retraction:
    • Reasons: Significant scientific errors, duplicate publication, ethical violations
    • Process: Editor evaluation, Ethics Advisory Board consultation, author communication
    • Outcome: Retraction statement published online and in next journal issue
  1. Article Withdrawal:
    • Not permitted without penalty due to resource waste
    • Withdrawal fees:
      1. During peer-review: $10 USD/Rp 100,000 per manuscript
      2. Post-acceptance: $15 USD/Rp 200,000 per manuscript
      3. "Article in Press" stage: $25 USD/Rp 350,000 per manuscript
    • Non-payment results in 1-year blacklisting for author and affiliate
    • Requires official letter signed by author and institution head
  1. Article Correction:
    • For honest errors in small portions or incorrect author lists
    • Categories: Publisher's correction (erratum), Author's correction (corrigendum), Addendum
    • Editor decides on publishing corrections, consulting reviewers or Editorial Board
  1. Article Removal:
    • Limited to cases involving legal issues or serious health risks
    • Metadata retained, article text replaced with removal notice
  1. Article Replacement:
    • For follow-up articles posing serious health risks
    • Original article retracted, replaced with revised version
    • Retraction notice links to corrected article and document history
  1. Documentation and Transparency:
    • All RWC actions are thoroughly documented
    • Reasons for actions are clearly communicated to readers
  1. Author Rights and Responsibilities:
    • Authors notified of RWC actions but do not have automatic right to retract published work
    • Authors responsible for initiating corrections when errors are discovered
  1. Appeals Process:
    • Authors can appeal RWC decisions
    • Appeals reviewed by independent editorial board members