Retraction Policy

RETRACTION POLICY

Media Wisata (MWS) may retract a published article when there is clear and substantial evidence that the article no longer meets the standards of research integrity or publication ethics.

Retraction is intended to correct the scholarly record and should not be understood as a punishment. A retraction may be considered when:

  • there is clear evidence of plagiarism or substantial unattributed copying;
  • data or findings are fabricated or falsified;
  • the research contains serious methodological or ethical problems that invalidate the findings;
  • the article has been published elsewhere and constitutes duplicate or redundant publication;
  • the article was submitted or published concurrently in another journal;
  • authorship or contributorship was seriously manipulated or falsely attributed;
  • required ethical approval was absent, falsified, or seriously misrepresented;
  • significant undisclosed conflicts of interest materially affect the validity or integrity of the article;
  • substantial image or data manipulation affects the reliability of the findings;
  • serious errors are discovered that invalidate the main conclusions; or
  • other circumstances demonstrate that the published article is fundamentally unreliable.

 

Retraction Procedure

A retraction may be initiated by the Editor-in-Chief, Editorial Board, authors, readers, reviewers, institutions, or other credible parties.

Before a retraction decision is made, Media Wisata will assess the evidence and, where appropriate, provide the authors with an opportunity to respond. The journal may request supporting documentation, research data, ethical approval documentation, or clarification from relevant institutions.

Where retraction is warranted, Media Wisata will:

  1. retain the original article in the journal archive;
  2. clearly identify the article as RETRACTED;
  3. publish a separate retraction notice explaining the reason for retraction;
  4. link the retraction notice to the original article;
  5. preserve the article's bibliographic and publication metadata; and
  6. avoid removing the original article unless required by legal or exceptional circumstances.

A retracted article should not be regarded as part of the valid scholarly literature. However, the publication record will remain available for transparency and to prevent the continued citation of unreliable research without appropriate qualification.

Retraction decisions will be made independently of commercial considerations and will be based on research integrity, publication ethics, and the reliability of the scholarly record.