Article Withdrawal

1. Post-Publication Updates and Retractions

JOT recognizes its duty to maintain the permanence and integrity of the scholarly record. Once published, articles remain part of the permanent record, but corrections or notices may be issued when necessary:

- Corrections (Errata/Corrigenda): Issued if significant errors of fact, calculation, or layout are discovered that affect the interpretation or accuracy of the paper without invalidating its main conclusions.
- Retractions: Executed in cases of severe ethical violations, widespread data fabrication, major plagiarism, or unresolvable methodological flaws that render the findings unscientific or invalid. Retraction notices are published transparently, clearly stating the reason for retraction and linking directly to the original article, which will remain accessible but clearly flagged as retracted.
- Expressions of Concern: Issued by the Editor-in-Chief if an investigation into potential research misconduct is ongoing or inconclusive, but serious reliability concerns exist.

2. Pre-Publication Manuscript Withdrawal

The author is not allowed to withdraw submitted manuscripts, because the withdrawal is a waste of valuable resources that editors and referees spent a great deal of time processing submitted manuscripts, money, and works invested by the publisher.

If the author requests a withdrawal of the manuscript during the manuscript, the author will be punished by paying 21 USD per manuscript as a withdrawal fine to the publisher. Withdrawal of the manuscript is only allowed after the withdrawal fine has been paid in full to the publisher.

If the author doesn't agree to pay the penalty, the author and his/her affiliation will be blacklisted for publication in this journal.