Jurnal Sosiologi Agama Indonesia (JSAI) is committed to maintaining the accuracy, integrity, and completeness of the scholarly record. When a material error, ethical concern, or publication-integrity problem is identified, the journal will take proportionate and transparent action.

Depending on the nature and severity of the issue, JSAI may publish a correction, expression of concern, or retraction. A manuscript that has not yet been published may be withdrawn in accordance with the provisions below.

Corrections

A correction may be issued when an error affects the accuracy, interpretation, attribution, or completeness of a published article but does not invalidate its principal findings or conclusions.

Corrections may address:

• factual, numerical, typographical, or production errors that materially affect interpretation;
• incorrect or incomplete author names, affiliations, acknowledgments, or funding information;
• errors in tables, figures, labels, quotations, references, or supplementary materials;
• incomplete conflict-of-interest, data-availability, or ethical declarations; or
• other errors that can be corrected without invalidating the article as a whole.

A correction notice will identify the affected article, explain the correction, and remain permanently linked to the article. The original article may be updated when necessary, but the date and nature of the change will be recorded transparently.

Minor Changes

Minor formatting or typographical errors that do not affect meaning, interpretation, citation, attribution, or the scholarly record may be corrected without a separate formal notice. Substantive changes to data, results, analysis, conclusions, authorship, or ethical declarations require a documented correction or other appropriate action.

Retractions

Retraction is used when the findings, conclusions, integrity, or legitimacy of a published article are seriously compromised and cannot be adequately addressed through a correction.

An article may be retracted when there is credible evidence of:

• unreliable findings resulting from fabrication, falsification, manipulation, miscalculation, or major methodological error;
• plagiarism or substantial unattributed use of another work;
• duplicate, redundant, or unauthorized publication;
• unethical research or absence of required participant protection;
• publication without necessary consent or permission;
• unauthorized or unlawful use of data, images, documents, or copyrighted material;
• manipulation or serious compromise of the peer-review or editorial process;
• undisclosed conflicts of interest that materially affected the research, review, or interpretation; or
• another serious breach that makes continued reliance on the article unsafe or misleading.

Retraction Notice and Scholarly Record

Expressions of Concern

An expression of concern may be published when serious questions have been raised about an article, but the available evidence is inconclusive or a fair investigation has not yet been completed.

An expression of concern may be appropriate when:

• an investigation is ongoing and may take a substantial period to complete;
• evidence of possible misconduct is credible but not yet conclusive;
• the authors’ institution is unable or unwilling to investigate;
• the reliability of data or findings is uncertain but retraction is not yet justified; or
• readers should be alerted to a potentially material risk while further information is being obtained.

The expression of concern will be linked to the article and may later be replaced or supplemented by a correction, retraction, or notice that the concern has been resolved.

Manuscript Withdrawal Before Publication

Authors may request withdrawal of a manuscript before publication by submitting a written explanation through the OJS system or official journal email. The request must be approved by all authors.

A withdrawal request made during editorial screening or peer review will normally be accepted after the journal confirms the request and closes the submission record.

When withdrawal is requested after formal acceptance or during production, the authors must provide a clear reason. The journal may first verify whether the request involves an authorship dispute, duplicate submission, ethical concern, legal issue, or other matter requiring further investigation.

Withdrawal does not erase the journal’s internal editorial record. Any applicable financial matter will be handled separately under the Article Processing Charges Policy.

Published Articles and Articles in Press

An article that has been formally published online as the Version of Record, including an Article in Press with an assigned DOI and final publication metadata, cannot be withdrawn as an unpublished manuscript. Concerns involving such an article will be addressed through correction, expression of concern, retraction, or removal where exceptionally justified.

Article Removal

Complete removal of a published article is reserved for exceptional circumstances in which continued public access would create a serious legal, privacy, security, or safety risk that cannot be managed through correction, anonymization, or retraction.

Removal may be considered when required by a final legal order, when the article contains unlawful material, or when publication exposes confidential or personally identifying information that creates a substantial risk of harm.

Where removal is necessary, the article content may be replaced by a notice explaining the reason to the extent legally and ethically possible. The DOI and basic bibliographic record will normally be preserved.

Investigation and Decision Process

1. The editor conducts an initial assessment of the reported error or concern.
2. The authors and other relevant parties are normally invited to respond and provide supporting evidence.
3. The journal may consult reviewers, independent experts, the publisher, ethics committees, research institutions, funding bodies, or other journals where necessary.
4. Potential conflicts of interest are identified and managed. An independent editor will handle the matter when the concern involves the Editor-in-Chief or another responsible editor.
5. The available evidence is assessed fairly, confidentially, and proportionately.
6. The Editor-in-Chief, or an independent authorized editor where required, makes the final publication decision in consultation with the publisher when appropriate.

Author Disagreement

A correction, expression of concern, or retraction may proceed without the agreement of every author when the available evidence and protection of the scholarly record require action. Any material disagreement among authors may be acknowledged in the relevant notice where appropriate.

Metadata and Indexing

JSAI will update the article landing page, PDF, DOI metadata, and relevant indexing or preservation records to reflect a correction, expression of concern, retraction, or removal. The journal cannot guarantee the immediate updating of independently managed external databases but will provide accurate and accessible notices through its official publication record.