Withdrawal Policy

Bineka (Bisnis Ekonomi Akuntansi) is committed to maintaining the integrity, efficiency, and fairness of the editorial and peer-review process. Authors who submit manuscripts to the journal are expected to do so in good faith, with the understanding that the manuscript is being considered exclusively by this journal and is not under simultaneous review or consideration elsewhere.

Withdrawal of a manuscript is permitted only under limited and justifiable circumstances. Because editorial screening, communication, and peer review require significant time, effort, and academic resources, authors are expected not to request withdrawal without a valid reason.

1. Withdrawal before peer review

Authors may request withdrawal of a manuscript during the initial editorial assessment, before the manuscript is formally sent to peer reviewers. Such a request must be submitted in writing by the corresponding author, clearly stating the manuscript title, submission details, and the reason for withdrawal.

The journal may approve the withdrawal if the request is reasonable, clearly explained, and received before substantive peer-review activities have begun. Withdrawal at this stage is treated as an administrative editorial action rather than a publication ethics case, unless there is evidence of misconduct such as duplicate submission or misrepresentation.

2. Withdrawal during peer review

Once a manuscript has entered peer review, withdrawal is strongly discouraged because the submission has already involved editorial handling and reviewer time. Requests for withdrawal at this stage will be considered only in exceptional circumstances, such as serious errors discovered by the authors, ethical concerns affecting the validity of the work, or documented reasons that make continuation of the review process impossible or inappropriate.

Any request for withdrawal during peer review must be submitted formally by the corresponding author and, where necessary, accompanied by the written agreement of all co-authors. The editorial team reserves the right to evaluate the reasons provided and to determine whether the request constitutes a legitimate academic necessity or an inappropriate withdrawal attempt.

Withdrawal during peer review may be refused if the request appears to result from unethical behavior, including duplicate submission, submission to another journal while the manuscript is under review, or an attempt to avoid responding to editorial or reviewer comments without acceptable justification.

3. Withdrawal after acceptance

As a general rule, a manuscript that has been formally accepted for publication should not be withdrawn. At that stage, the manuscript has completed substantial editorial and peer-review processing, and its withdrawal may undermine the integrity and efficiency of the publication process.

Requests for withdrawal after acceptance will be considered only in rare and compelling circumstances, such as the discovery of serious ethical problems, major methodological flaws, legal concerns, or other issues that make publication inappropriate. In such cases, the editorial board will review the matter carefully and determine the appropriate action, which may include cancellation of publication, editorial note, or referral to the journal’s correction and retraction procedures if publication has already proceeded in part.

4. Withdrawal after publication

Once an article has been published, it cannot be treated as a simple withdrawal request. Any post-publication request to remove, cancel, or invalidate an article will be handled under the journal’s Retraction and Correction Policy, not under this Withdrawal Policy, because published articles are already part of the scholarly record.

For this reason, authors should ensure that all co-authors approve the submission, that the manuscript is original, and that no unresolved authorship, ethical, legal, or data-related problems remain before final publication.

5. Acceptable reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal requests may be considered when supported by legitimate reasons, including but not limited to:

• Major unintentional errors discovered before publication that significantly affect the validity of the manuscript.
• Ethical concerns identified by the authors or editors before publication, such as authorship disputes, problems with research approval, or serious data reliability concerns.
• Legal or copyright concerns that make further processing inappropriate.
• Duplicate submission identified and reported promptly by the authors before editorial processing progresses further.

A request will not normally be considered acceptable if it is based only on author preference to submit the manuscript to another journal, dissatisfaction with review duration alone, unwillingness to revise the manuscript, or similar reasons that do not justify interruption of the editorial process.

6. Procedure for withdrawal request

Authors who wish to withdraw a manuscript must submit a formal written request to the editorial office using the email address registered in the submission system or another verifiable official communication channel. The request should include the manuscript title, manuscript ID if available, names of all authors, the reason for withdrawal, and confirmation that all co-authors have been informed of the request.

The manuscript will not be considered withdrawn unless and until the editorial office provides written confirmation of the withdrawal decision. Silence, inactivity, failure to respond to editorial messages, or submission of the manuscript to another journal does not automatically cancel the submission from Bineka.

The editorial team may request additional clarification or supporting documentation before deciding the request. The final decision on whether a manuscript may be withdrawn rests with the Editor-in-Chief or the editorial board, depending on the seriousness and stage of the case.

7. Unethical withdrawal

The journal considers it unethical to withdraw a manuscript without clear justification after substantial editorial work has been undertaken, especially when the withdrawal is connected to duplicate submission, simultaneous submission to another journal, avoidance of revision, or attempts to bypass editorial decisions. Such actions may be treated as publication misconduct because they misuse editorial and reviewer resources.

In serious cases, the journal may take editorial measures such as rejecting the manuscript, suspending future submissions from the responsible author for a certain period, informing co-authors, or notifying the affiliated institution when the matter involves clear evidence of unethical publication conduct.

8. Editorial principles

All withdrawal requests will be handled according to the principles of fairness, transparency, proportionality, and publication ethics. The journal will distinguish between legitimate withdrawal requests made for valid academic reasons and inappropriate requests that compromise the editorial process or the integrity of scholarly communication.