Our main principles of publication ethics are as follows:
The integrity and legitimacy of scientific research, as well as the journals that disseminate it, must be maintained through adherence to these principles.
You are free to remove your manuscript, of course. Please adhere to the withdrawal procedure for manuscripts. If the author or authors seek a withdrawal of the manuscript within 48 hours after submission, they may do so without incurring any withdrawal penalties.
Authors must pay a withdrawal penalty if they withdraw their work after it has been subjected to peer review, during the production stage (Early Release or Ahead of Publishing), or after it has been posted online.
A formal letter of manuscript withdrawal will be sent to the corresponding author by the Editorial Office of MedPress Publications Journal. Manuscript withdrawal is only permitted once the Editorial Office has received payment in full for the withdrawal penalty. We now declare that, in accordance with the policy, withdrawal fees will be incurred. Authors must to adhere to the publication ethics (more information can be found on our Publication ethics page).
It was inappropriate to move an article to an advanced stage of the editing process while peer reviews were almost finished, unless there were very good reasons. Should an author withdraw a manuscript subsequent to publication, any article publication fees they may have incurred will not be reimbursed.
At any point during the publication process, if the authors do not respond to correspondence from the editorial office—even after several reminders—MedPress Publications retains the right to reveal the authors' behavior and the manuscript's content without the authors' additional consent. As a result, the publication cannot be held accountable for any repercussions that may result.
Manuscript withdrawals will only be accepted in the most extreme and necessary circumstances. In order to remove an article, writers must send the Editorial Office a signed "Article withdrawal Form" with a note explaining their decision. The journal's editorial office has the form available. Before authors believe their submission has been withdrawn, they should wait to hear from the editorial office in a proper manner.
In order to remove a paper from a journal, the author must submit a "Article withdrawal Form" that is signed by each author or by the author who corresponds with them and details the reasons behind the manuscript removal. The journal's editorial office has the form; upon request, we will email it to you.