The Sunan Ampel Review of Political and Social Sciences (SARPASS) recognizes that, under certain circumstances, authors may need to withdraw a manuscript before publication. The journal also recognizes its responsibility to protect the integrity of the scholarly record when serious ethical or editorial concerns arise.

1. Withdrawal Before Publication

Authors may request the withdrawal of a manuscript before it is formally published by submitting a written request to the Editorial Office.

The withdrawal request should include:

• The title of the manuscript.

• The manuscript identification number.

• The names of all authors.

• The name and contact information of the corresponding author.

• A clear and reasonable explanation for the withdrawal.

Where possible, the corresponding author should obtain the agreement of all co-authors before submitting a withdrawal request.

Authors are discouraged from withdrawing manuscripts after substantial peer-review or editorial work has been undertaken without a legitimate reason.

2. Reasons for Withdrawal

A manuscript may be withdrawn before publication for legitimate reasons, including:

• Discovery of significant errors that cannot reasonably be corrected through revision.

• Ethical concerns relating to the research or manuscript.

• Plagiarism or substantial duplication.

• Duplicate or simultaneous submission to another journal.

• Authorship disputes or unauthorized submission.

• Copyright or intellectual-property concerns.

• Failure to comply with research-ethics requirements.

• Other circumstances that may compromise the integrity of the publication process.

Withdrawal should not be used to avoid legitimate peer-review criticism, editorial decisions, or investigations of suspected research or publication misconduct.

3. Editorial Withdrawal

SARPASS may withdraw a manuscript before publication if substantial violations of publication ethics or editorial policies are identified.

Such violations may include plagiarism, fabrication or falsification of data, serious authorship problems, manipulation of the peer-review process, undisclosed conflicts of interest, or other forms of serious publication misconduct.

Where appropriate, authors will be given an opportunity to respond before a final decision is made.

4. Withdrawal After Publication

Once an article has been formally published, it becomes part of the permanent scholarly record and will generally not be removed simply at the request of the authors.

If serious problems are identified after publication, SARPASS will assess the matter according to relevant publication-ethics principles. Depending on the circumstances, the journal may issue a correction, expression of concern, or retraction.

Removal of a published article will only be considered in exceptional circumstances, such as serious legal, ethical, privacy, or public-safety concerns.

5. Transparency and Record Keeping

SARPASS is committed to maintaining transparency in all withdrawal decisions. Where appropriate, a withdrawal notice will be published or recorded to indicate that the manuscript or article has been withdrawn and, where appropriate, provide the reason for the action.

The journal will maintain appropriate editorial records relating to withdrawal requests and decisions.

6. Editorial Independence

All withdrawal decisions are made independently by the Editorial Office based on ethical, scholarly, and editorial considerations. Withdrawal decisions must not be influenced by commercial, financial, political, or other external interests.

SARPASS is committed to protecting the integrity of the scholarly record and ensuring that withdrawal procedures are applied fairly and consistently.