Retractions (Expressions of Concern)
If the Journal receives a complaint that any contribution to the Journal infringes copyright or other intellectual property rights or contains material inaccuracies, libelous materials or otherwise unlawful materials, the Journal will investigate the complaint. Investigation may include a request that the parties involved substantiate their claims.
In accordance with the "Retraction Guidelines" by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), Beranda will retract a published article if:
- there is clear evidence that the findings are unreliable, either as a result of misconduct (e.g. data fabrication) or honest error (e.g. miscalculation);
- the findings have previously been published elsewhere without proper cross-referencing, permission or justification (i.e. cases of redundant publication);
- it constitutes plagiarism;
- it reports unethical research, and;
- An article is retracted by publishing a retraction notice that is linked to or replaces the retracted article.
Beranda will make any effort to clearly identify a retracted article as such. If an investigation is underway that might result in the retraction of an article Beranda may choose to alert readers by publishing an expression of concern.
