Withdrawal Policy

JIBE is committed to providing high-quality articles and maintaining publication ethics to advance science's intellectual agenda. Authors are expected to comply with best practices in publication ethics as well as the quality of articles. Few authors have requested the withdrawal of a manuscript from publication after submission or after publication. In some instances, the withdrawal request is made when the manuscript is only a few days away from publication in the journal. This may cause time wasted by the editors, reviewers, and the editorial staff. JIBE declared the following withdrawal policy. The corresponding author or co-authors should address the statement below before sending a withdrawal request.

  1. All authors, including corresponding authors and co-authors, should confirm the number of authors, authorship, approval, and integrity of the manuscript before submission. In case of any differences of opinion, address the concerns of all the authors before submitting the manuscript for publication.
  2. Research students or researchers should obtain prior permission from their guides and professors before submitting their manuscripts to journals.
  3. Authors should follow publication ethics (details are included in the JIBE publication ethics page)
  4. The manuscript is appropriately withdrawn from any previous publisher (if submitted).
  5. It is unacceptable to withdraw a manuscript from a journal because it is being accepted by another journal.
  6. Before submitting the manuscript, authors should carefully check that all facts and data presented in the manuscript are accurate and error-free.
  7. All authors agree to publish the articles in the journal.

Unethical withdrawal

Withdrawing from the advanced stage of the editorial process, when peer reviews are near completion, is unacceptable unless there are compelling reasons. If the author withdraws a manuscript after publication, the article publication charges, if paid by the authors, will not be refunded.

Withdrawal of a manuscript will be permitted only for the most compelling and unavoidable reasons. For withdrawal of a manuscript, authors need to submit an "Article Withdrawal Form," signed by all authors, mentioning the reason for withdrawal to the Editorial Office. The form is available from the editorial office of the journal. Authors must not assume that their manuscript has been withdrawn until they have received appropriate notification to this effect from the editorial office. If the review takes longer than twelve months, the author may withdraw the manuscript without any charges.