In the event that a violation of the rules has occurred or appears to have occurred, or if the necessary corrections have been made to the publication, the editorial board considers various cases in accordance with the relevant COPE recommendations.
General Regulations
1.1. This procedure establishes the procedure for retracting articles published in the Ukrainian Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science.
1.2. The purpose of retraction is to correct published information and ensure the integrity of scientific publications.
1.3. Retraction may be initiated by authors, the journal's editorial board, readers, or authorized persons.
Reasons for retracting an article
2.1. Established fact of plagiarism or unauthorized borrowing of materials.
2.2. The presence of significant errors in the study that render its results invalid.
2.3. Duplicate publication of the same material without proper citation.
2.4. Falsification or manipulation of data.
2.5. Failure to disclose a conflict of interest that affects the interpretation of the results.
2.6. Detection of serious violations of ethical standards during the research.
2.7. Detection of unauthorized (without reference or explanation) use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies when writing articles or generating graphs, tables, or other graphic material
Retraction procedure
3.1. The person initiating the retraction submits a written statement explaining the reasons for the retraction.
3.2. Evidence confirming the need for retraction is attached to the statement.
3.3. The statement is reviewed by the editor-in-chief within 5 business days.
Consideration of the retraction issue
4.1. The editor-in-chief shall establish a commission of three independent experts.
4.2. The commission shall conduct a comprehensive analysis of the material and evidence.
4.3. The authors of the article shall be given the opportunity to provide their explanations.
4.4. The consideration period shall not exceed 30 calendar days.
Decision-making
5.1. The commission may take one of the following decisions:
- Reject the request for retraction
- Suggest that the authors publish a correction
- Recommend complete withdrawal of the article
5.2. The decision is taken by a majority vote of the commission members.
Retraction registration procedure
6.1. If a decision to retract is made:
- The article is marked as “retracted” in all versions of the journal
- A retraction notice is published, stating the reasons
- The notice contains a link to the original article
6.2. Format of the retraction notice:
- Clear title “Retraction Notice”
- Bibliographic data of the original article
- Detailed justification of the reasons for retraction
- Date on which the decision takes effect
Consequences of retraction
7.1. The retracted article remains in the journal's archive with a corresponding label.
7.2. The following are notified of the retraction:
- The authors of the article
- Indexing databases
- The interested scientific community
7.3. Information about the retraction is published in the next issue of the journal.
Authors' rights
8.1. Authors have the right to:
- Receive a detailed justification for the retraction decision
- Appeal the commission's decision
- Publish a comment on the retraction decision
8.2. Appeals are considered by the editor-in-chief within 14 days.