Withdrawing submitted or published manuscripts is not recommended. If the author intends to retract the manuscript, the following rules must be followed:
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Manuscripts may only be withdrawn for acceptable reasons. It must not be withdrawn due to being already published in another journal.
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The author must make a letter requesting withdrawal of the manuscript to the chief editor, along with the reasons for withdrawal. All authors must know requests for withdrawal of the manuscript by signing the letter.
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If the manuscript being withdrawn is in the process of being reviewed, the authors must pay 600,000 (IDR).
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Accepted manuscript cannot be withdrawn for any reason.
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If the review process of the manuscript is more than 6 months, the authors can withdraw the manuscript without charge.
