ARTICLE WITHDRAWAL

ARTICLE WITHDRAWAL - CORRECTIONS

Manuscripts may be withdrawn by the author until the point when the article has not yet been included in the galley of the full issue and only upon the formal written request of the author stating the reason for the withdrawal. Should there be a need to correct the article of record as part of a published issue, the article shall be retracted and the corrected version shall be uploaded.

We follow the principles outlined in the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA)/International Publishers’ Association (IPA) joint statement on retraction or removal of journal articles from the web. These make it clear that an article may only be removed from a publisher’s database if it:

Infringes professional ethical codes such as the violation of the privacy of a research subject.

Is subject to legal dispute.

Includes the identification of false or inaccurate data that, if acted upon, would pose a serious risk. In these circumstances, while the metadata (Title and Authors) will be retained, the text will be replaced with a screen indicating the article has been removed for legal reasons.

We retain the appropriate bibliographical citation of the removed content wherever possible (unless subject to 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.

Correction 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 JEMA and made available upon request approved by the Editor-in-Chief.

Previous versions archived by the JEMA shall indicate that there is a corrected version.

Citations shall be ascribed to the corrected version.