Retraction Policy

The editorial board of the publication "The Scientific Issues of Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University. Series: pedagogy" ensures the reliability and integrity of the published scientific content. A retraction is used to correct a scientific record in cases where it is established that the published article contains significant violations or errors that affect the reliability of the results and conclusions.

The basis for a retraction is the establishment of facts of academic plagiarism, fabrication or falsification of research results, significant methodological errors, duplication of publication, violation of ethical standards of research or other significant violations of publication ethics.

The decision to retraction is made by the editor-in-chief or the editorial board on the basis of the established facts. The author (authors) is given the opportunity to provide written explanations.

A retraction is issued in a separate editorial message with a clear indication of the reasons for the retraction and a full bibliographical reference to the relevant article. The notice is published on the journal website and linked to the electronic version of the article.

The text of the retracted article is not removed from the journal archive, but its status is clearly marked as “Retracted.” The retraction is intended to ensure transparency in scholarly communication and is not intended to punish the author.