Manis: Jurnal Manajemen dan Bisnis recognizes that authors may need to withdraw a submitted manuscript for valid academic, ethical, administrative, or technical reasons. However, manuscript withdrawal must be conducted responsibly and transparently to avoid disruption of the editorial and peer-review process.

Authors are expected to carefully prepare and check their manuscript before submission. By submitting a manuscript to the journal, authors confirm that the manuscript is original, has not been published previously, is not under consideration elsewhere, and has been approved by all authors.

Manuscript withdrawal may be considered when there are valid reasons, including:

• The manuscript contains a serious error that must be corrected before submission;
• The authors identify a problem with data, analysis, method, or interpretation before publication;
• The manuscript was submitted accidentally or without approval from all authors;
• There is an authorship dispute that must be resolved before publication;
• There is an ethical issue that requires clarification before the manuscript can continue in the editorial process;
• The authors need to revise the manuscript substantially and resubmit it later as a new submission;
• Other valid reasons accepted by the editorial team.

Authors may request withdrawal before the manuscript is assigned to reviewers. At this stage, withdrawal may be approved if the corresponding author submits a formal request to the editorial office with a clear explanation.

The editorial team will review the request and update the manuscript status in the journal system when the withdrawal is approved.

Withdrawal during the peer-review process is discouraged because reviewers and editors have already spent time evaluating the manuscript. However, the journal may consider withdrawal requests if the authors provide valid and reasonable justification.

The editorial team may contact the corresponding author for clarification before approving or rejecting the withdrawal request.

Withdrawal after acceptance is strongly discouraged because the manuscript has completed editorial assessment and peer review. At this stage, the journal may have begun copyediting, layout, DOI registration, metadata preparation, or issue scheduling.

Authors who request withdrawal after acceptance must submit a formal request signed or approved by all authors. The request must clearly explain the reason for withdrawal and will be evaluated by the editorial team.

Once an article has been published, it cannot be withdrawn in the same way as an unpublished manuscript. Published articles become part of the scholarly record. Any serious issue identified after publication will be handled through the journal’s correction policy, retraction policy, or publication ethics policy.

If authors identify serious errors, ethical concerns, or reliability problems after publication, they must immediately notify the editorial office. The editorial team will determine whether a correction, expression of concern, or retraction is required.

Authors who wish to withdraw a manuscript must submit a formal request to the editorial office. The request must be submitted by the corresponding author and must include the following information:

• Manuscript title;
• Names of all authors;
• Submission ID, if available;
• Date of submission;
• Current manuscript status;
• Clear reason for withdrawal;
• Statement that all authors agree to the withdrawal request;
• Signature or written confirmation from the corresponding author, and from all authors when required.

The editorial team will evaluate each withdrawal request based on the manuscript status, reason for withdrawal, ethical considerations, and the stage of the editorial process.

The journal considers the following actions as unethical withdrawal practices:

• Withdrawing a manuscript after review or acceptance without valid reason;
• Submitting the same manuscript to another journal while it is still being processed by this journal;
• Failing to respond to editorial communication after requesting withdrawal;
• Requesting withdrawal due to disagreement with reviewer comments without academic justification;
• Submitting false information or misleading reasons for withdrawal;
• Submitting withdrawal without approval from all authors.

Withdrawal requests must be submitted to the editorial office of Manis: Jurnal Manajemen dan Bisnis through the journal system or official editorial contact. Authors must provide complete manuscript information and clear reasons for the withdrawal request.