Manuscript Withdrawal Policy

Research in the Mathematical and Natural Sciences (RMNS) recognizes authors' right to request manuscript withdrawal while maintaining fairness, transparency, and responsible editorial management in accordance with relevant Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) principles.

1. Withdrawal Procedure

Withdrawal requests must be submitted in writing by the corresponding author, stating the reasons for withdrawal and confirming the agreement of all co-authors.

The editorial team will assess each request fairly and communicate its decision in writing. Approved withdrawals will be recorded as Withdrawn, not Rejected.

2. Withdrawal During Initial Screening

Manuscripts withdrawn during initial editorial screening, before assignment to external reviewers, are not subject to withdrawal fees.

3. Withdrawal During Peer Review or Revision

For voluntary withdrawal during peer review or revision without substantive justification, RMNS may charge an administrative withdrawal fee of 50% of the applicable APC (IDR 175,000).

The fee reflects editorial and administrative resources already committed to manuscript processing.

4. Withdrawal After Acceptance

For voluntary withdrawal after formal acceptance but before online publication, including during copyediting, proofreading, or layout preparation, without substantive justification, RMNS may charge 75% of the applicable APC (IDR 262,500).

Any APC payments already received will be considered to prevent duplicate charges.

5. Legitimate Withdrawal Grounds and Exceptions

Withdrawal fees will not be imposed when justified by significant scientific errors, credible ethical concerns, unresolved authorship disputes, legal requirements, or exceptional circumstances.

Each request will be considered individually. Withdrawal fees are not automatic penalties, and authors will be informed of the reasons for any applicable charge.

6. Withdrawal After Publication

Once an article has been published online as the final Version of Record (VoR), including publication within an In Progress Issue, it can no longer be withdrawn through the ordinary manuscript withdrawal procedure.

Post-publication concerns must be addressed under the journal's Correction and Retraction Policy.

No post-publication withdrawal penalty is imposed, and corrective actions must not be conditional on payment of fees.

7. Transparency, Fairness, and Appeals

All applicable withdrawal conditions and fees must be publicly disclosed and acknowledged by authors before submission.

Withdrawal requests and associated fees must be handled consistently, fairly, and proportionately.

No automatic sanctions will be imposed on authors or their institutions solely for requesting withdrawal.

Authors may appeal withdrawal-related decisions in accordance with the journal's Complaints and Appeals Policy.

This policy should be read together with RMNS's Article Processing Charges (APCs) and Author Fees Policy, Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement, and Correction and Retraction Policy.