Corrections and Retractions

Corrections 

Authentic errors are a part of science and publishing and require publication of a correction when they are detected. We expect authors to inform the journal’s Production Editor of any errors of fact they have noticed (or have been informed of) in their article once published. Corrections are made at the journal’s discretion.

Journal Editors have a duty to maintain the integrity of the scientific record. For this reason, minor corrections that do not affect the scientific contribution and understanding of the paper may be rejected if submitted post-publication in order to prevent inconsistencies downstream.

Retractions

Journal editors consider retractions in cases of evidence of unreliable data or findings, plagiarism, duplicate publication, unethical research, and fake submissions using fictitious data ( i.e., fictional author profile, misleading personal data, and similar attempts). We may consider an expression of concern notice if an article is under investigation. All retraction notices explain why the article was retracted.