Corrections and retractions policy

 

Veterinary Evidence publishes corrections to published papers as an erratum.

A correction is made if the error in question is an honest mistake that has the potential to negatively impact the scientific integrity of the paper, or the reputation of the author or of Veterinary Evidence.

Corrections are made at the discretion of the editorial office.

Retractions are reserved for publications where their findings or conclusions cannot be relied upon.

Errata

An erratum will be published as soon as possible within a section titled Errata, meaning that all errata published in Veterinary Evidence can be easily viewed.

The process is as follows:

The original paper

  • The editorial office will make the correction to the HTML and PDF of the paper as necessary
  • The header of the PDF and HTML of the corrected paper will contain the following information:

 

There is an erratum to this paper published in Veterinary Evidence Vol X, Issue X (YEAR): DOI link to Erratum

The erratum

  • The erratum is published and linked to the original paper (HTML and PDF) and vice versa
  • The title of the erratum follows the format of: ‘Erratum to: title of the paper in question’
  • The header of the erratum contains the author list and the paper’s metadata along with the following information: The original article was published in Veterinary Evidence Vol X, Issue X (YEAR): DOI link to original paper
  • An explanation of the correction is in the main body of the erratum and states whether the error was in both the PDF and HTML versions

 

Example erratum: https://veterinaryevidence.org/index.php/ve/article/view/168

Once the original paper has been corrected and the erratum has been published, the records are updated within archiving databases and indexers: PORTICO, DOAJ and CAB Abstracts.

 

Retractions, expressions of concern and addendum

 

Retractions

Veterinary Evidence will follow the guidance outlined by the Committee of Publication Ethics (COPE) when retracting a paper.

Retractions of papers are considered in cases of unethical research or scientific misconduct. If a published paper is found to have data or results that are seriously flawed, if the content is fabricated, falsified, or plagiarised, or if it is a duplicate publication, then a retraction will be considered.

Retractions will be published as soon as possible, and will be published within a section titled ‘Retractions’, meaning all retractions published in Veterinary Evidence can be easily viewed.

A retraction notice is published as an HTML version and linked to the HTML and PDF versions of the original paper and vice versa.

The process is as follows:

The original paper

  • HTML: This paper was retracted DATE: DOI link to the retraction notice
  • PDF: This paper was retracted DATE: DOI link to the retraction notice. A ‘RETRACTED’ watermark will be added across each page of the PDF

 

 

The retraction notice

  • The title of the retraction notice follows the format: ‘Retraction notice to: title of paper’
  • The header of the retraction notice contains the author list and the paper’s metadata along with the following information: This is a retraction notice. The original article was published in Veterinary Evidence Vol X, Issue X (YEAR): DOI link to paper
  • The notice will explain in as much detail as possible why the paper has been retracted
  • The notice will clearly define whether the retraction was made due to honest error(s) made by the author, or whether it was a result of scientific misconduct

 

 

 

Once the original paper has been corrected and the retraction notice has been published, the records are updated within archiving databases and indexers: PORTICO, DOAJ and CAB Abstracts.

Expressions of concern

Veterinary Evidence may consider placing an Expression of Concern notice on an article if the information within the paper has the potential to mislead readers. Editors are aware of the reputational damage an Expression of Concern notice may cause to authors, and so this will only be considered in exceptional circumstances.

Addendum

Veterinary Evidence will consider publishing an addendum to a published paper if the paper is difficult to understand due to missing information, or if there is a need for clarification.

 

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