We understand that the authors have worked carefully preparing manuscripts, and we have carried out peer-review processes. However, sometimes there is the potential for published articles to be withdrawn or deleted for scientific reasons. It should not be done lightly and can only occur under extraordinary circumstances. Therefore, corrections, clarifications, retractions, and apologies when needed will be carried out with strict standards to maintain confidence in the authority of its electronic archives. Our commitment and policy are to maintain the integrity and completeness of important scientific records for researchers and librarians' archives.

The Journal of Islamic Education and Intellectual Discourse (JIED) is committed to maintaining the highest standards of academic integrity, accuracy, and transparency in all published content. To uphold this commitment, the following policies regarding article corrections and retractions are implemented.

1. Article Corrections

1. Authors are encouraged to promptly notify the editorial office of any significant errors or inaccuracies identified in their published articles that may affect the interpretation or reliability of the findings.
2. Corrections will be published as Errata (for publisher errors) or Corrigenda (for author errors) in a subsequent issue and will be directly linked to the original article to ensure a transparent academic record.
3. Minor errors that do not affect the main conclusions, interpretations, or scientific validity may be corrected without issuing a formal correction notice.
4. All correction notices will include a clear description of the changes made and the date of publication of the correction.

2. Article Retractions

To ensure that retractions are handled according to publication best practice and following COPE Retraction Guidelines, the Journal of Islamic Education and Intellectual Discourse (JIED) adopts the following retraction process:

1. An article requiring potential retraction is brought to the journal editor's attention.
2. The journal editor follows the step-by-step guidelines according to the COPE flowcharts, including evaluating a response from the author of the article in question.
3. Before any action is taken, the editor's findings are sent to the Ethics Advisory Board to ensure consistency with industry best practices.
4. The final decision as to whether to retract is then communicated to the author and, if necessary, to any other relevant bodies, such as the author’s institution.
5. The retraction statement is then posted online and published in the next available issue of the journal.

Note that if authors retain the copyright for an article, this does not mean they automatically have the right to retract it after publication. The integrity of the published scientific record is of paramount importance, and COPE’s Retraction Guidelines still apply in such cases.

3. Article Removal

In an extremely limited number of cases, it may be necessary to remove a published article from our online platform. This will only happen if an article is clearly defamatory, infringes others’ legal rights, or is, or may become, the subject of a court order, or where the article, if acted upon, may pose a serious health risk. In such cases, while the article's metadata (title and author information) will be retained, the text will be replaced with a notice indicating that the article has been removed for legal reasons.

4. Article Replacement

In cases where an article, if acted upon, may pose a serious health risk, the authors of the original paper may wish to retract the flawed original and replace it with a corrected version. Under such circumstances, the procedures for retraction will be followed, with the difference that the article retraction notice will contain a link to the corrected re-published article together with a history of the document.