Research Journal of Health Sciences Policy on Retraction

Manuscripts submitted can be retracted at different stages of submission:

1. After the initial acknowledgement, manuscripts may be retracted through an email asking the editor to disregard the publication and expunge it from the records of the publisher. No fee for withdrawal of the paper is charged by the journal and no fee is refunded.
2. Once the manuscript has been formally accepted and publication fee is paid, retraction should be through an email to the editor asking the editor to disregard the publication and issue a Letter of Approval for the Withdrawal/Retraction of a manuscript. This letter can be kept as proof that the paper has been withdrawn and may be required by other journals. The publication fee is not refunded. Likewise, no fee for withdrawal of the paper is charged by the journal.
3. After publishing online, retraction should be through an email to the editor asking the editor to disregard the publication and issue a Letter of Approval for the Withdrawal/Retraction of the manuscript. No fee is refunded. In addition, a penalty fee of $50 for withdrawal of the paper is charged by the journal for the inconvenience of disorganizing the journal issue. The editor of the second Journal shall be informed immediately.
4. If due to unethical practices of the author arising from duplicate submission to other journals simultaneously, leading to retraction of the manuscript by RJHS, a penalty of $100 is charged by the journal for the inconvenience of disorganizing the journal issue / editorial processes. The editor of the second Journal shall be informed immediately.