CORRECTIONS AND VERSION CONTROL

Honest errors are a part of science and publishing and require publication of a correction when they are detected. Corrections are needed for errors of fact that should have been recognized at the time of publication.

We expect authors to inform the journal’s Editors of any errors they have noticed (or have been informed of) in their article once published as print or electronic correspondence. 

If a correction is needed, Ukrainian Journal of Ophthalmology follows these minimum standards:

  • We recognize our responsibility to publish a correction notice as soon as possible detailing changes from and citing the original publication; the correction is published on an electronic and numbered print page that is included in an electronic and a print Table of Contents to ensure proper indexing.
  • We also post a new article version with details of the changes from the original version and the dates on which the changes were made.
  • Ukrainian Journal of Ophthalmology archives all prior versions of the article.
  • Previous electronic versions note that there are more recent versions of the article.
  • The citation is to the most recent version.

RETRACTION AND REPUBLICATION

Errors serious enough to invalidate a paper’s results and conclusions may require retraction. However, retraction with republication can be considered in cases where honest error (e.g., a misclassification or miscalculation) leads to a major change in the results, interpretations, or conclusions.

Retraction might be warranted if there is clear evidence of major errors, irregularities in the data or images, or any form of misrepresentation (eg, fraud, identity theft or fictitious authorship) that compromise the reliability of the findings.

Publications should be considered for retraction if the findings have been published elsewhere without proper attribution, permission, or justification, or material or data have been used without proper authorisation.

Retractions might be necessary for unethical research practices, compromised peer review, or undisclosed conflicts of interest that could bias interpretation of the work or recommendations by peer reviewers.

Notices of retraction link to the retracted article, clearly identify it with title and authors, and are published promptly and are freely accessible to all readers.

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