Erratum regarding missing Declaration of Competing Interest statements in previously published articles

Area of Science:

• Bibliometrics
• Scientific Publishing
• Scholarly Communication

Background:

• Accurate citation is fundamental to scientific integrity.
• Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) are essential for locating scholarly articles.
• Errors in DOIs can hinder research reproducibility and discovery.

Purpose of the Study:

• To correct erroneous Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) for previously published articles.
• To ensure accurate referencing and accessibility of scientific research.
• To maintain the integrity of the scientific record.

Main Methods:

• Identification of articles with incorrect DOIs.
• Verification of correct DOIs through publisher databases.
• Issuance of official corrections to the scholarly record.

Main Results:

• Multiple articles had their DOIs corrected.
• Accurate DOIs were provided for enhanced discoverability.
• The integrity of the scientific literature was restored.

Conclusions:

• Correcting DOI errors is vital for accurate scientific communication.
• Ensuring proper DOI assignment supports research reproducibility.
• This effort enhances the reliability of digital scholarly archives.