Article Retraction & Withdrawal

Retractions & Article Retractions
It is a general principle of scholarly communications that the Editor of a journal or proceedings is solely and independently responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published. In making this decision, the Editor is guided by the policies of the journal's editorial board and constrained by such legal requirements as shall be applicable to libel, copyright infringement and plagiarism. The result of this principle is the importance of the scholarly archive as a permanent historical record of scholarship. Published articles should remain as accurate and as unaltered as possible. However, circumstances may arise where an article is published that must later be retracted or deleted. Such action should not be undertaken lightly and should only occur in exceptional circumstances. Throughout this case, our archives at Journal Integrative and Holistic Health Studies will retain all versions of the article, including any retracted or deleted articles.

This policy is designed to address these issues and takes into account best practices in the academic and library communities. As standards evolve and change, we will review this issue and welcome feedback from libraries and academics. We believe this issue requires international standards and will actively lobby for international standards and best practices that can be adapted by the information and publishing industry.