Corrections, Retractions and Editorial Expressions of Concern

Our goal is to guarantee the accuracy of every published or upcoming publication's academic record. When a substantial error, false statement, or skewed report is discovered to have been published, it has to be quickly and prominently rectified. An item should be withdrawn if it turns out to be fraudulent following a suitable inquiry. The retraction need to be easily discernible to both indexing systems and readers.

Corrections

Errors in articles that have been published can be found and corrected by the Editor-in-Chief by publishing a corrigendum or erratum when the journal audience feels it is acceptable to be informed of a prior error. The journal will publish the corrigendum or erratum as a new article that references the first published piece.

Retractions

When an article has serious mistakes that undermine its findings, retractions are taken into consideration and published. Retractions are also issued in situations when there is proof of unethical research, plagiarism, or duplicate publishing, among other publication malpractices.

In compliance with COPE principles and industry best practices, IJCMCR follows these protocols in the event that a retraction is verified:
1. A retraction letter published in a later issue of the journal and included in the contents list is headed "Retraction: [article title]" and signed by the authors and/or the editor.
2. A link to the original article is included in the electronic edition.
3. The retraction letter appears on a screen before the web article. The link leads to this screen, from which the reader may access the article itself.
4. The original article is kept unaltered except for a watermark that appears on each page of the HTML and PDF versions, stating that it has been "retracted."

Editorial expressions of concern

Journal editors may think about issuing an expression of concern when there is a serious question about the veracity or honesty of an article that has been submitted or accepted for publication. Expressions of worry, however, ought to wait until after a thorough inquiry into the article's issues has yielded no clear results and until there are still compelling indications that the worries are legitimate. In some uncommon circumstances, where an inquiry is in progress but a decision will not be forthcoming for some time, an editorial statement expressing concern may also be published.

The expressed issue will include a link back to the original, published article.

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