Withdrawal Policy

Submission of a manuscript to Dirassat Journal: Economic Issue (DJEI) implies an absolute commitment that the work is original, has not been published previously, and is not under consideration elsewhere. The journal invests significant editorial time and expert reviewer resources into evaluating every manuscript. Therefore, article withdrawal is strictly regulated in accordance with the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Stage 1 Pre-Acceptance Withdrawal (During Peer Review)

Authors may formally request to withdraw a manuscript while it is under peer review only for compelling scientific justifications (such as the sudden discovery of uncorrectable methodological errors or invalid experimental data). The withdrawal is not officially finalized until the editorial office issues a formal confirmation letter.

Stage 2 Post-Acceptance Withdrawal (Strictly Prohibited)

Withdrawing a manuscript after it has been formally accepted for publication is considered a severe breach of publishing ethics.

  • Withdrawal requests at this stage are categorically refused, as accepted manuscripts immediately enter copyediting, formatting, and issue scheduling.
  • Unacceptable grounds include: submission to another journal with a higher impact factor, personal disagreements among authors, or external commercial considerations.

Stage 3 Mandatory Formal Withdrawal Procedure

No withdrawal request will be considered without the unanimous, written consent of all listed authors. The corresponding author must follow the official procedure:

Download Official Withdrawal Form: [Download Withdrawal Form Document]

Submission: Complete, sign by ALL co-authors, and send the form directly to the editorial office at: dirassateco@lagh-univ.dz.

Stage 4 Sanctions for Unethical Withdrawal

In cases of unilateral or unethical withdrawal of an accepted article, or when duplicate submission is detected, DJEI reserves the right to impose the following sanctions:

  1. Academic Blacklisting: A formal ban prohibiting all listed authors from submitting to DJEI for a period of five (05) years.
  2. Institutional Notification: An official report documenting the ethical violation may be forwarded to the authors' affiliated university or funding body.
Withdrawing a manuscript after formal acceptance constitutes severe academic misconduct.