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Withdrawal vs. Retraction: Understanding the Differences

Last Update: 21 August, 2024 | 13:29

What is the difference between a withdrawn article and a retracted article in Brieflands journals?

To find out more about the probable coverage of retraction and withdrawal of an article, we describe their similarities and differences below.

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Withdrawal

Retraction

DefinitionTake back an article from a journal, either by the Author or EIC, just before final publishing or in "In press."Publishing a new related article defining that a previously published one is not correct or needs a change
Old PDF Format of the articleWill be removedIt will remain only after adding a watermark on each page, saying the article has been retracted.
Old HTML Format of the article
  • Nothing will remain except title, authors, and affiliations.
  • An additional "[Withdrawn Article]" will be added to the beginning of the title.
  • The body of the article will be changed to "This article is withdrawn by EIC or Authors request."
  • The article will be published in a regular issue.
  • The abstract will remain.
  • The body of the article will be changed to "This article is retracted by EIC or Authors request."
  • An additional "[Retracted Article]" will be added to the beginning of the title.
  • A link to the retraction note will be available and working.
Indexing Sources?

PMC (SOURCE):

  • A WITHDRAWN: text will be added to the beginning
  • The abstract will be replaced with Ahead of Print article withdrawn by the publisher.

PMC (SOURCE):

  • A new article with the exact reason for retraction will be published.
  • The old article's text and citations will remain unchanged unless an updated note indicates Retraction in JOURNAL. YESR MONTH; VOL(ISSUE): eID.

 

The old article's status might be

In any state which is not finally published yet, such as:

  • Pre-Review
  • Peer Review
  • Pre-Publish
  • In Press Published (Ahead of Print)
Final Published (Article is published with Vol/Issue)
A New Article isNot requiredRequired and must be from the type of RETRACTION
GuidelinesPubMed / COPE CasesPubMed / COPE

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