The International Journal of English Language, Education and Literature Studies (IJEEL) is committed to maintaining the integrity and reliability of the scholarly record. The journal may retract a published article when substantial evidence demonstrates that the article contains serious problems that materially affect its reliability, ethical standing, or validity.
Retraction is considered a serious editorial action and will normally be taken only after appropriate assessment of the available evidence and, where possible, consultation with the authors and relevant parties.
An article may be considered for retraction in circumstances including, but not limited to:
When a credible concern is raised regarding a published article, the editorial team may conduct an initial assessment to determine whether further investigation is warranted.
Authors may be contacted and requested to provide an explanation, supporting documentation, research data, ethical approval information, or other relevant evidence. Where appropriate, the journal may seek information from reviewers, editors, institutions, or other relevant parties.
A retraction decision will be based on the seriousness of the concern and the evidence available to the journal. The absence of an author's agreement does not necessarily prevent the journal from retracting an article when sufficient evidence indicates that retraction is necessary to protect the integrity of the scholarly record.
Where the concern can be adequately addressed through a correction without invalidating the article's principal contribution, the journal may consider issuing a correction rather than retracting the article.
When an article is retracted, IJEEL will normally publish a clearly identifiable retraction notice associated with the original article. The notice will provide sufficient information to explain the reason for the retraction while avoiding unnecessary disclosure of confidential or personal information.
The bibliographic information of the original article will normally remain part of the journal's online scholarly record, while the article will be clearly identified as retracted to prevent readers from mistakenly treating it as a valid contribution to the scholarly literature.
Retraction does not remove the responsibility of authors for misconduct or ethical violations associated with the published work. Where appropriate, IJEEL may communicate serious publication-ethics concerns to the relevant institution or authority.
Not every post-publication issue requires retraction. Minor errors that do not affect the interpretation or reliability of the article may be corrected through an appropriate correction notice.
Where a significant concern has been raised but the investigation has not yet reached a final conclusion, IJEEL may publish an expression of concern to alert readers while the matter is being assessed.
IJEEL is committed to correcting the published record when credible evidence demonstrates that an article is materially unreliable or ethically compromised. Retraction decisions are intended to protect readers, researchers, authors, and the wider scholarly community and to preserve confidence in the integrity of published research.
