Retraction Procedure for Published Materials

Grounds for Retraction

• Verified plagiarism or data falsification
• Significant methodological errors that distort the results
• Ethical violations (e.g., infringement of participants’ rights in research)

Retraction Mechanism

• The editorial office publishes a retraction statement linked to the original article (PDF/web version).
• Information about the retraction is communicated to the databases in which the publication is indexed.

Responsibility and Consequences

• Authors bear responsibility for any potential reputational and legal repercussions.
• In the event of repeated violations, the author may be barred from submitting further publications.