Procedure for retracting published articles

The procedure for retracting a published article is implemented in accordance with COPE Retraction Guidelines.

The journal’s editorial board may retract a published article if it is established that its results are unreliable due to a significant error, falsification or fabrication of data, if plagiarism is detected, duplicate publication, unauthorised use of materials, copyright infringement, ethical or legal violations, manipulation of the peer review process, or a significant undisclosed conflict of interest.

A retraction notice is published separately, contains a precise link to the article, clearly states the reason for and the initiator of the retraction, is written in a neutral and factual style, and is accessible to all readers. In databases and on the journal’s website, the article is marked as retracted, with metadata retained and a link to the relevant notice.

In exceptional cases, the full text may be removed from online access, for example following a court order or where publication poses a serious threat to rights, privacy or security. If the validity of the results cannot yet be definitively confirmed, the editorial board may publish a notice of concern rather than a retraction.

Addendum

If the authors unintentionally omitted significant information they had at the time of publication, this information will be published in the current issue as an Addendum. An Addendum does not contradict the data of the original article and can be published after peer review. A link to an Addendum will also be added on the journal website to the original publication.

 Erratum

An erratum is a significant error that we made while typing. Failure to make ccorrections requested by authors within the deadline before publication is also considered an erratum. A significant error is considered to be the one that affects the scholarly record, the scientific integrity of the article, the reputation of the authors, or of the journal. Information about errata is published in the current issue of the journal with a hyperlink on the page of the original publication.

 Corrigendum

It is a notification of a significant error made by the authors of the article. Corrigenda made by the original authors are published if the scientific accuracy or reproducibility of the original article is compromised. All corrigenda are approved by the editors of the journal and are linked to the original publication.