ARTICLE WITHDRAWAL & ARTICLE CORRECTION
ARTICLE WITHDRAWAL |
Manuscripts may be withdrawn by the author until such time as the article has not been submitted for review and only upon formal written request from the author stating the reasons for withdrawal. If there is a need to correct an article listed as part of a published issue, the article must be withdrawn and the corrected version uploaded.
We follow the principles set out by Elsevier through its Policies on article corrections and retractions regarding the withdrawal or removal of journal articles from the web. The statement explains that an article can only be removed from the publisher's database if it Violates professional codes of conduct such as violation of the privacy of research subjects; Is in a legal dispute; Contains incorrect or inaccurate identification data that, if acted upon, would pose a serious risk. In these circumstances, although the metadata (Title and Author) will be retained, the text will be replaced with a screen indicating that the article has been removed for legal reasons.
We retain appropriate bibliographic citations of the removed content wherever possible (unless there is a legal dispute).
ARTICLE CORRECTION |
All published research is effectively a ‘snapshot’ of a moment in time, and the Version of Record cannot be updated to reflect changes, such as a change in author affiliation information post-submission or new data or findings. However, we understand that errors are sometimes made during the research, writing, and publishing stages. When these issues arise, we have the option of introducing one of the following correction notices.
Retraction Notice |
Retraction is indicated when there are violations of responsible and ethical scholarly publication guidelines, such as multiple submissions, plagiarism, false or fraudulent data, OR when there is a need to correct serious or major errors in the original published article. “Serious or major errors” refer to those which invalidate the article’s results and conclusions.
Erratum |
This generally refers to a production error, which has been introduced during the publication process. If an erratum is issued, it will appear on the online version of the article, to ensure full transparency and visibility, and in the hard copy of the next volume or issue of the publication.
Corrigendum |
This generally refers to an author error or oversight that significantly affects the content of the article or the reader’s understanding of it. If a corrigendum is issued, it will appear on the online version of the article, to ensure full transparency and visibility, and in the hard copy of the next volume or issue of the publication.
Note of Clarification |
A note of clarification will be used when a point needs to be emphasised or clarified in the text, but it does not constitute a correction. Please note that any correction has to be highlighted as a stated erratum, corrigendum or note of clarification, and the text cannot be amended. This is designed to make it clear to the reader that there have been changes to the text, which they might have cited or referred to in their subsequent research or practice.
Retraction In Action |
A retraction notice signed by all authors shall be published as the cover page of the PDF version.
The article shall remain in the database and published issue but a notation shall be placed in the table of contents indicating that the article has been retracted, following the convention: “RETRACTION: [Title].”
The HTML version shall be removed and the link button to the HTML version disabled.
A watermark indicating that the work is retracted shall be placed on each page of the original article published and shall be uploaded to replace the PDF version.
Corection in Action |
A correction notice/erratum signed by all authors shall be published as the cover page of the corrected PDF version.
The corrected article version shall include details of the changes from the original version and the dates on which the changes were made.
All prior versions of the article shall be archived by the Journal of Research on English and Language Learning (J-REaLL) and made available upon request approved by the Editor-in-Chief.
Previous versions archived by the the Journal of Research on English and Language Learning (J-REaLL) shall indicate that there is a corrected version.
Citations shall be ascribed to the corrected version.