Correction Policy
For a variety of reasons, some
articles may require correction
after publication. Such reasons
can range from small errors
through to more serious issues
concerning ethics and copyright.
In accordance with guidelines
from the Committee on
Publication Ethics, Syllaba
Press International Inc. handles
different kinds of error in the
following ways.
To minimise requests for
post-publication edits:
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Editors should ensure that
the author(s) has been given
an opportunity to sign off
their final draft &
metadata, prior to the files
being sent to typesetting.
It should be made clear that
future edits will not be
possible.
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Editors should also give the
final draft & metadata a
thorough read through prior
to sending it to typesetting
to make sure that they are
happy with the content.
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All articles will have had
their PDF proofs checked by
the author or editor prior
to publication. This is a
final chance to catch layout
errors and minor editorial
issues such as typos. This
is not an opportunity for
wider content editing.
Please contact the
Journal/Editorial Manager if you
believe that an article needs
correcting. We reserve the right
to decide what constitutes a
minor or major issue and whether
an amendment or correction
article is necessary.
Amendment
For very minor content or
metadata issues, Syllaba Press
International Inc. may directly
amend the article (both PDF and
HTML) if the error is reported
very soon after publication
(normally <48h) AND the
publication has not yet been
sent out for indexing.
In-line amendments are strictly
limited to only obvious and
small mistakes. Corrections
relating to the scientific
content or other major metadata
issues (e.g. a change in
authorship) will require a
formal correction to be
published. Should an in-line
amendment be made then a note
may also be added to the
publication to alert readers to
this fact.
To avoid multiple versions of
the same publication being
circulated, should a publication
have already been sent out to
indexing services then in-line
edits will not be permitted.
Correction Article
After an article has been
published it will immediately be
available to the public. Shortly
after publication we will also
send the publication information
and files to multiple indexes to
aid this dissemination. Once
this indexing process has begun
(usually within a day or so of
publication), all corrections
must be released as a separate
publication, linked to the
original. This ensures that the
integrity and transparency of
the academic record is
maintained.
Where an error affects the data
being presented, the arguments
being made, or the conclusions
of an article (but not the
validity of the findings), or
contains incorrect information
about the article metadata
(author list, title, editor,
etc.), a correction article will
be posted. Correction articles
are used to formally correct the
scientific record and to ensure
errors in metadata are properly
highlighted. Correction articles
will appear as an article in the
journal’s table of contents and
will be delivered to indexes in
the usual fashion. The original
article will contain a note that
links to the correction to alert
readers. The wording of the note
will be drafted by Syllaba Press
International Inc. staff and/or
the editor/author(s) and be
approved by both the editor(s)
and author(s). The editor(s) and
Syllaba Press International
Inc., in collaboration with the
author, will decide whether the
error should be corrected by
such a correction article.
Post-indexing, we won't issue
Correction articles for trivial
issues, such as minor formatting
or typos, because when the
original is not changed such a
notice only highlights a minor
slip that readers might not
notice or can easily ignore.
Retraction
Retractions are used to remove a
published paper from the
scientific record. In accordance
with the Committee on
Publication Ethics (COPE),
retractions are used when:
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Editors have clear evidence
that the article’s findings
are unreliable, either as a
result of misconduct (e.g.
data fabrication) or honest
error (e.g. miscalculation
or experimental error).
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The findings have previously
been published elsewhere
without proper
crossreferencing, permission
or justification (i.e. cases
of redundant/duplicate
publication).
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Article publication
constitutes plagiarism.
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The article reports
unethical research.
Retraction articles will be
drafted and posted in the same
way as correction articles and
with the editors’ approval. The
original article will remain but
readers will be alerted to the
retraction via a note at the top
of the article.
Retraction & Withdrawal
In rare circumstances, articles
will need to be removed from the
journal site in whole or in
part. This is usually for legal
reasons, such as copyright
infringement or ethical
concerns. The abstract and
metadata of the original article
will remain, but a note that
links to the Retraction article
will appear in place of the
remaining contents.
Exceptions
In some cases legal or privacy
issues may lead to exceptions to
the above processes. Such
examples will be dealt with on a
case by case basis, with
standard processes followed as
much as possible.
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