Журнал “Advances in Cyber-Physical Systems” supports adherence to COPE principles against all possible violations. Special attention is paid to checking manuscripts for originality and avoiding cases of plagiarism.
Types of editorial actions
In case of publication issues, the journal may apply the following measures:
- Correction – for minor errors that do not affect research results;
- Erratum – for errors made by the editorial office;
- Corrigendum – for errors made by the authors;
- Expression of Concern – in case of reasonable suspicion regarding the validity of results;
- Retraction – in case of serious violations or invalid results.
1. General provisions
1.1. Retraction of an article is an official procedure applied in cases of violations of academic integrity, publication ethics, or significant errors affecting the reliability of research results.
1.2. Retraction is carried out in accordance with international standards (COPE Retraction Guidelines) and the journal’s policy.
1.3. The decision on retraction is made by the editorial board after review.
2. Grounds for article retraction
An article is retracted if:
- plagiarism or improper use of others’ results is detected;
- data falsification or fabrication is detected;
- the article is a duplicate publication (without appropriate references or agreement with other journals);
- copyright violations are identified;
- incorrect authorship attribution is established (including “fake” authors or exclusion of real contributors);
- published results contain significant scientific or technical errors that distort conclusions;
- concealment of facts of artificial intelligence use in violation of the journal’s policy is detected.
3. Initiation of the procedure
3.1. Initiators of retraction may be:
- author(s);
- reviewers;
- readers;
- members of the editorial board;
- academic or educational institutions.
3.2. A complaint or request is submitted in writing to the editorial office, indicating facts and evidence.
4. Review and decision-making
4.1. The Editor-in-Chief together with the editorial board conducts a preliminary review of the request.
4.2. If necessary, independent experts are involved to assess the situation.
4.3. The author(s) have the right to provide a written explanation.
4.4. After analysis, the editorial board makes one of the following decisions:
- reject the complaint as unfounded;
- correct the article by publishing a correction note;
- officially retract the article with a published notice.
5. Retraction procedure
5.1. In case a retraction decision is made:
- an official retraction notice is published on the journal website and in the relevant issue, indicating the reasons;
- the electronic version of the article remains in open access with the label “Retracted” on each PDF page and in the metadata;
- information about the retraction is sent to bibliographic databases.
6. Notification of parties
6.1. The author(s) receive written notification of the reasons and consequences of the retraction.
6.2. The complainant (if not the author) receives information about the editorial decision.
7. Appeal
7.1. The author(s) have the right to submit an appeal within 30 days after notification of retraction.
7.2. The appeal is reviewed by the Editor-in-Chief and independent experts within 14 days, and their decision is final.
8. Principles of the procedure
- Transparency – retraction notices are public and accessible.
- Impartiality – all decisions are made based on evidence and expert conclusions.
- Responsibility – authors bear full responsibility for the accuracy and quality of the presented results.
Preservation of the scientific record – even retracted articles remain in the journal archive with appropriate labels.