ISSR welcomes constructive scholarly debates and critical engagements concerning published articles. The procedure for post-publication discussions is regulated as follows:

• Letters to the Editor / Scholarly Responses: Researchers who wish to present a substantive academic critique of a published paper may submit a formal response. Submissions must maintain rigorous academic tone, focus strictly on methodological, theoretical, or analytical aspects, and avoid ad hominem arguments.
• Author Right of Reply: When a critical response is accepted for publication, the original authors are given the opportunity to prepare a formal reply. Both the critique and the author's reply are published concurrently to ensure balanced academic discourse.
• Informal Feedback: Readers may also submit feedback or error notifications directly to the editorial office email for confidential evaluation.

When errors that do not compromise the core findings of a paper are discovered post-publication, ISSR will issue formal notices linked directly to the original article:

• Erratum: Published when an error is introduced by the journal production or editorial team (e.g., typesetting errors, misaligned table data).
• Corrigendum: Published when an error is introduced by the author(s) (e.g., inadvertent omission in funding statements, minor numerical errors in data description that do not alter analytical conclusions).
• Version of Record: A permanent electronic correction notice will be linked to the original article, and a revised PDF may be archived with an explicit version history note.

In severe cases where the integrity or reliability of a published work is fundamentally compromised, ISSR follows standard COPE Retraction Guidelines:

• Grounds for Retraction: Articles will be retracted in cases of clear scientific misconduct (data fabrication, severe falsification, major plagiarism), redundant publication, unethical research practices, or egregious uncorrected errors that invalidate conclusions.
• Expression of Concern: Issued by editors if they receive inconclusive evidence of research misconduct, or if an investigation is underway but will take a prolonged time to reach a definitive resolution.
• Retraction Notice Format: A formal Retraction Notice—watermarked or labeled clearly—will be permanently linked to the original article. The original document remains accessible online with a clear visual notice indicating its retracted status to preserve scholarly transparency.