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Corrections in an electronic environment.

Melissa L Norton1, Deborah C Saltman

  • 1BioMed Central, 34-42 Cleveland Street, London, UK. melissa.norton@biomedcentral.com

BMC Medicine
|March 27, 2007
PubMed
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Publishing corrections and retractions for scientific articles is essential. This study considers a new policy for directly correcting online publications to improve accessibility and scientific integrity.

Area of Science:

  • Bibliometrics
  • Scholarly Communication
  • Scientific Publishing

Background:

  • The necessity of publishing corrections and retractions in scientific literature is a long-standing issue.
  • Current practices often lack standardized procedures for making these corrections accessible to readers.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To address the need for accessible corrections and retractions in scientific articles.
  • To propose and consider a policy for directly correcting online scientific publications.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing practices in scientific article correction and retraction.
  • Consideration of a new policy for direct online correction of publications.

Main Results:

  • Decades of recognition for the need of corrections/retractions.

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  • Limited emphasis on the accessibility of these corrections.
  • Consideration of a policy for direct online correction.

    • Conclusions:

    • Implementing a policy for direct online correction is crucial for maintaining scientific record integrity.
    • Improving the accessibility of corrections and retractions enhances scholarly communication.