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Withdrawal vs. Retraction
What is the difference between a withdrawn article and a retracted article in Kowsar journals?
To find out more about the probable coverage of retraction and withdrawal of an article, we describe their similarities and differences in the below table.
Withdrawal | Retraction | |
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Definition | Taking back an article from a journal, either by Author or by EIC just before final publishing or in inpress | Publishing a new related article defining that a previously published one is not correct or needs a change |
Old PDF Format of the article | Will be removed | Will be remained only after adding a watermark in each page saying that the article is retracted |
Old HTML Format of the article |
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Indexing Sources? |
PMC (SOURCE):
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PMC (SOURCE):
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Old article's status might be |
In any state which is not finally published yet, such as:
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Final Published (Article is published with Vol/Issue) |
A New Article is | Not required | Required and must be from the type of RETRACTION |
Guidelines | PubMed / COPE Cases | PubMed / COPE |