Corrections and Retractions Policy

Research Data Integrity 

Eco-vector Publishing House is committed to uphold the integrity of the literature and publishes Errata (Corrections), Expressions of Concerns or Retraction Notices dependent on the situation and in accordance with the COPE Retraction Guidelines. In all cases, these notices are linked to the original article.

When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her own published work, it is the authors obligation to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper.

If the editor or the publisher learn from a third party that a published work contains a significant error, it is the obligation of the author to promptly retract or correct the paper or provide evidence to the editor of the correctness of the original paper.

When errors are identified in published articles, the publisher will consider what action is required and may consult the editors and the authors’ institution(s). 

Errors by the authors may be corrected by a corrigendum, and errors by the publisher — by an erratum (see more).

If there are errors that significantly affect the conclusions or there is evidence of misconduct, this may require retraction or an expression of concern following the COPE Retraction Guidelines. All authors will be asked to agree to the content of the appropriate notice. 

Retraction of an already published paper is a measure of last resort and is applied in case facts are revealed that were not known during the reviewing process.

According to the rules of the Council on Ethics of Scientific Publications of Association of Science Editors and Publishers, the grounds for article retraction are:

• detection of plagiarism in the article;
• detection of falsifications (for example, manipulation of experimental data);
• detection of serious errors that cast doubt on scientific value of the article;
• incorrect list of authors;
• duplication of the article in several journals;
• republishing the article without the author’s consent;
• concealment of conflict of interest and other violations of publication ethics;
• the fact that the article hasn’t been peer reviewed.

After the decision to retract the article is made, the editor-in-chief informs its authors, indicating the reason and date of retraction. The article remains on the journal’s site as part of the corresponding journal issue, but is marked “retracted” with the retraction date (the mark is placed on top of the text of the article and in the table of contents); in addition, a message about retraction is placed in the news section of the site, and the chief editor sends information about the article retraction to all online libraries and databases in which the journal is indexed.

Information on COPE Retraction Guidelines can be found here: Retraction Guidelines

Retraction Mechanism

1. Authors, Readers, Reviewers, Editors, and Publishers may initiate the retraction of a paper by writing to the Editorial Board of the journal in which the paper was published.

2. The Retraction Commission shall consider the appeal and notify the parties concerned of the initiation of the procedure.

3. The Retraction Commission shall decide to retract the published paper if there are sufficient facts in favor of its retraction.

4. The Retraction Commission shall notify the initiator of the retraction about the results in writing.

5. If the Commission decides to retract a paper, the journal shall publish information that the paper has been retracted with an indication of its metadata.

6. If papers from the journal are indexed by any databases, a letter shall be sent to these databases that the paper was retracted with the reasons for the retraction.

7. The Editorial Board shall be free to make its own decisions on additional sanctions, such as adding the Authors to the journal’s “blacklist” for a certain or indefinite period.
   

Publication Types

Eco-Vector publish articles of the following types (i.e. notifications on changes in previously published articles).

• Addendum. Publication item giving additional information regarding another publication item, mostly presenting additional results.

• Case report. A detailed report of the symptoms, signs, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of an individual patient.

• Clarification. A variety of Erratum. The article does not report errors, but clarifies the data of a previously published article.

• Comment. Work consisting of a critical or explanatory note written to discuss, support, or dispute an article or other presentation previously published. It may take the form of an article, letter, editorial, etc. It appears in publications under a variety of names: comment, commentary, editorial comment, viewpoint, etc.

• Conference proceedings. Published record of the papers delivered at or issued on the occasion of individual congresses, symposia, and meetings.

• Correspondence. Letter to the editor or a reply to the letter.

• Correction. An article describing the corrections made in an article previously published in the same journal. This type of publication is not a variant of Erratum.

• Corrigendum. Article in which errors are reported that were made by authors in an earlier publication in the same journal.

• Clinical Practice Guidelines. Text described recommended best practice in medicine.

• Discussion. Argumentative communication, like papers in a discussion, but also perspectives, commentaries, etc.

• Duplicate. Accidental duplication of an article in another Eco-Vector's journal. The text of the article is retracted. The HTML pages are replaced by a single page with citation details and an explanation. The PDF pages remain with a watermark on every page to notify it is a duplicate.

• Editorial. Work consisting of a statement of the opinions, beliefs, and policy of the editor or publisher of a journal, usually on current matters of medical or scientific significance.

• Erratum. Article in which errors are reported that were made in an earlier publication in the same journal. Can be Erratum (publishing error) but also Corrigendum (author error).

• Expression of Concern. A notification about the integrity of a published article that is typically written by an editor and should be labelled prominently in the item title. It is the responsibility of the editor to initiate appropriate investigative procedures, discover the outcome of the investigation, and notify readers of that outcome in a subsequent published item. The outcome may require the publication of a retraction notice.

• Original Study Article. Complete report on original research.

• Removal. Editorial notice of the removal of a previously published article.

• The text of the article is removed. The HTML pages and PDF pages of the article are completely removed and replaced by a single page with citation details and an explanation.

• Retracted publication. The text of the article is retracted. The HTML pages are replaced by a single page with citation details and an explanation. The PDF pages remain with a watermark on every page to notify it is retracted.

• Retraction of Publication. Editorial notice of the retraction of a previously published article.

• Review article. Substantial overview of original research, usually with a comprehensive bibliography, generally also containing a table of contents.

• Short Communication. Short report or announcement of research, usually claiming certain results, usually with a shorter publication time than other papers in the same publication. Appear under many names, such as Letter Papers, Preliminary notes, Notes, etc.

• Short Review. Short or mini-review.

• Withdrawal. Refutation of an article previously published in the same journal (in a situation where retraction cannot be performed).

CrossMark Policy

Eco-Vector is committed to maintaining the integrity and completeness of the published scholarly records and demonstrates this commitment by participating in CrossMark. 

CrossMark is a multi-publisher initiative to provide a standard way for readers to locate the authoritative version of an article or other published content. By applying the CrossMark logo, Eco-Vector is committing to maintaining the content it publishes and to alerting readers to changes if and when they occur.

Clicking the CrossMark logo on a document will tell you its current status and may also give you additional publication-record information about the document.

For more information on CrossMark, please visit the CrossMark site.

The Eco-Vector content that will have the CrossMark logo is restricted to current and future journal content and is limited to specific publication types (see). Articles in Press will not have the CrossMark icon for the present.

You can find this page on URL: http://doi.org/10.17816/crossmarkpolicy2018