The Journal of Iranian Dental Association (JIDA) upholds rigorous standards of academic integrity and ethical publishing practices. Consequently, the editorial team will retract articles under several circumstances, in accordance with the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Retraction Guidelines. Retraction will occur if there is clear evidence that the findings are unreliable due to significant errors, such as miscalculations or experimental errors, or as a result of fabrication of data or falsification through image manipulation. Additionally, any instance of plagiarism will lead to retraction. Articles will also be retracted if it is found that the findings have been previously published elsewhere without appropriate attribution, disclosure to the editor, permission to republish, or a valid justification, which constitutes redundant publication. If an article contains material or data used without proper authorization, infringes copyright, or presents any other serious legal issues such as libel or privacy violations, it will be retracted. Articles reporting unethical research, published based solely on a compromised or manipulated peer review process, will likewise face retraction. Moreover, if the author(s) failed to disclose a significant competing interest—commonly known as a conflict of interest—that, in the editor's view, would have unduly influenced the interpretation of the work or the recommendations of editors and peer reviewers, the article will be retracted.