Ret­rac­ted ar­tic­le: Smirnov I. P. Didactics: Development or stagnation? The Edu­ca­ti­on and Sci­en­ce Jo­ur­nal. 2016. № 1. P. 133–144. (In Rus­si­an) DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17853/1994-5639-2016-1-133-144.

This ar­tic­le by Igor P. Smirnov has be­en ret­rac­ted (i.e. withdrawn from the press) by the edi­tor with per­mis­si­on of the pub­lis­her. The re­ason for the ar­tic­le ret­rac­ti­on is re­dun­dant pub­li­ca­ti­on: the aut­hor has pub­lis­hed substan­ti­ally the sa­me ar­tic­le un­der the tit­le “Didactics: Frozen doctrine?” in the journal “Professional Education. Capital”. 2013. № 11. P. 45-49.

The Edi­to­ri­al Bo­ard wo­uld li­ke to ex­tend the­ir sin­ce­re apo­lo­gi­es for any in­con­ve­ni­en­ce this ret­rac­ti­on may ha­ve cau­sed.

Mi­nu­tes of a Me­eting of The Edu­ca­ti­on and Sci­en­ce Jo­ur­nal Com­mis­si­on on Pub­li­ca­ti­on Et­hics № 3 held on 05 April, 2017.