JPPMI | POST-PUBLICATION INTEGRITY
Maintaining the accuracy, transparency, reliability, and integrity of the scholarly record.
Jurnal Pengabdian dan Pengembangan Masyarakat Indonesia (JPPMI) is committed to maintaining an accurate, reliable, and transparent scholarly record. When an error or serious concern is identified in a published article, the journal evaluates the matter and takes action proportionate to its nature, significance, and available evidence.
The journal's post-publication procedures are informed by relevant guidance from the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Corrections, retractions, and expressions of concern serve to inform readers and protect the integrity of published scholarship rather than to punish authors.
These procedures apply to scholarly articles reporting community engagement, intervention implementation, program evaluation, community empowerment, and related activities published by JPPMI.
Published articles form part of the permanent scholarly record. JPPMI does not silently remove, replace, or materially alter published content. Substantive post-publication changes are documented through an identifiable, dated, and appropriately linked public notice.
The editorial response depends on whether the issue involves a correctable error, substantially unreliable findings, an unresolved serious concern, or a manuscript that has not yet been published.
| Action | Purpose | Typical Circumstances |
|---|---|---|
| Correction | Corrects a material error while the central findings remain reliable. | Incorrect metadata, table values, figures, declarations, or limited analytical errors. |
| Retraction | Notifies readers that the findings or publication record are substantially unreliable or seriously compromised. | Fabrication, falsification, major error, substantial plagiarism, or serious ethical violations. |
| Expression of Concern | Alerts readers to a serious issue that remains unresolved. | Inconclusive evidence, an ongoing investigation, or substantial uncertainty. |
| Pre-Publication Withdrawal | Ends editorial or production processing before formal publication. | Authorized author withdrawal or inability to complete publication requirements. |
A correction is issued when a published error materially affects accuracy, attribution, presentation, interpretation, or discoverability, but does not invalidate the article's principal findings and conclusions.
Examples of correctable issues include:
The correction notice identifies the affected article, explains the error, provides the corrected information, and states whether the findings or conclusions are affected. It must be dated and linked to the original publication.
Minor spelling or formatting errors that do not affect meaning, attribution, interpretation, or citation may not require a separate correction notice. Material amendments to the version of record must not be made silently.
Retraction may be necessary when credible evidence establishes that an article is substantially unreliable, was published through a seriously compromised process, or involves ethical violations that undermine the validity or legitimacy of the published work.
Grounds for retraction may include:
Retraction is not normally justified solely because an article contains a minor correctable error, receives criticism, reports controversial findings supported by available evidence, or becomes subject to an author affiliation change or resolvable authorship dispute.
An author's later preference to withdraw an article or a dispute concerning Article Processing Charges is not, by itself, a valid scientific basis for retraction.
Non-payment, delayed payment, refund requests, and administrative disputes over publication charges do not constitute scientific grounds for retracting an article that has already been published. Financial matters must be handled separately from decisions necessary to protect the scholarly record.
JPPMI does not normally use partial retraction because it may create uncertainty about which findings remain reliable.
When an identified error is limited and the central findings remain valid, a detailed correction is generally preferred. When unreliable material undermines the article's principal findings, full retraction may be necessary.
An expression of concern informs readers that a serious question has been raised about an article, but available evidence does not yet establish whether correction or retraction is warranted.
Such a notice may be appropriate when:
The notice must describe the concern objectively without making unsupported allegations. Once sufficient evidence becomes available, the journal may issue an appropriate subsequent notice or confirm that the concern has been resolved.
Withdrawal before publication is distinct from retraction. Authors seeking to withdraw a manuscript must submit a written explanation approved by all listed authors.
A withdrawal arising from incomplete production requirements is an administrative matter and must not be misrepresented as scientific retraction. Applicable payment matters are handled under the journal's established refund arrangements.
Post-publication concerns are handled through a documented and proportionate assessment process that respects confidentiality, fairness, editorial independence, and the need for timely action.
STEP 01
The responsible editor examines the specificity, credibility, relevance, seriousness, and potential consequences of the concern.
STEP 02
Authors are informed of the concern and given a reasonable opportunity to provide an explanation, relevant records, and supporting documentation.
STEP 03
Where appropriate, the journal may seek independent expert advice or contact a responsible institution, ethics committee, funder, or other authorized body.
STEP 04
The editor evaluates the evidence and determines whether no action, correction, expression of concern, retraction, or another appropriate response is necessary.
JPPMI seeks author input on proposed notices. However, author agreement is not required when sufficient evidence supports action necessary to protect the scholarly record. Relevant disagreements or non-responses may be identified in the notice where appropriate.
Corrections, retractions, and expressions of concern are published as distinct, clearly identifiable notices linked to the relevant article.
Each notice should:
A retracted article normally remains accessible as part of the permanent scholarly record. Removal without explanation may conceal its publication history and undermine transparency.
The article landing page and full-text PDF must clearly indicate the retraction status and provide access to the relevant notice. The DOI and bibliographic information are retained, with appropriate metadata updates when technically possible.
The journal also seeks to ensure that relevant bibliographic and indexing services can identify published corrections, retractions, or expressions of concern.
Complete removal is reserved for exceptional circumstances, such as a binding legal requirement, serious privacy violation, unlawful content, or an immediate and substantial risk of harm. Where legally permissible, the bibliographic landing page should remain accessible with a notice explaining the removal.
This policy applies to credible concerns involving all JPPMI publications, including articles published before adoption or revision of the current policy.
Earlier articles are not automatically classified as non-compliant solely because procedural requirements were subsequently strengthened. Nevertheless, credible article-specific concerns may be evaluated to protect participants, readers, and the integrity of the publication record.
Authors may appeal a correction, expression of concern, or retraction when they identify a significant factual error, procedural irregularity, unmanaged conflict of interest, or relevant new evidence.
Appeals are evaluated according to the journal's Complaints and Appeals Policy, preferably by an editor who was not directly responsible for the original decision.
Submission of an appeal does not automatically suspend an already issued notice. Where warranted, the journal may publish an additional clarification or take further corrective action.
Authors, readers, reviewers, community partners, institutions, and other stakeholders may raise concerns regarding the reliability, accuracy, ethics, or integrity of a published JPPMI article.
Reports should identify the article title, authors, DOI or publication URL, the specific concern, and any supporting evidence that can lawfully be shared.
Reports should be submitted through the journal's official editorial contact channel. The journal evaluates concerns confidentially and takes proportionate action based on credible information and applicable editorial procedures.
