Retraction Guidelines

A retraction of a published article may be initiated by the editors of the Suranaree Journal of Social Science (SJSS) or by the author(s) of the article.

SJSS and its editors follow the guidelines according to the COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) standard, which means that SJSS and its editors will consider retracting publication in the following cases:

1.  It is proved that the publication contains unreliable findings, either as a result of major errors, fabrication, or falsification of data.
2. It is proved that the publication constitutes plagiarism, or the findings have previously been published elsewhere without proper attribution to previous sources or permission to republish.
3. It is found that the publication contains material or data without authorization for use.
4. Unethical research or research misconduct has been reported.
5. The authors have failed to disclose any conflicts of interest or failed to obtain agreement for publication from any other researchers involved in the research process.

If a publication is retraction, SJSS and its editors will take the following actions:

1. Issue a clear retraction notice on the SJSS website, including the title of the article, the authors' names, and the reasons for the retraction.
2. Notify the highest authority of the authors' affiliated organization about the retraction.
3. Prohibit the authors of the retracted article from publishing with SJSS for a period of 5 years.