Retraction and Correction Policies

After the article was published, it is assigned “record version”. Any post-publication corrections depend on the nature and severity of the issues and require valid reason. The following rules describe all possible mechanism used to make updates to or retraction of the published article.

Correction

Mistakes can happen at any stage of the process. Therefore, it is important to detect and correct them in time.

The author can request a correction, but there are several conditions for submitting such a request.

The author will notify the editor when the correction is processed and will be reflected in the online version of the article on the Publication website in the following forms:


Addendum

  

Corrigendum

Used when essential information has been inadvertently removed by the author from the submitted work.

  

Used for correcting mistakes that are author’s fault.

Take note!

  • If an error was introduced by the editorial office during the publication process, please notify us, and we will investigate the need to make corrections to published work.

Please e-mail us at: sed@ieu.edu.ua and specify the following:

  • Type of correction (for example,«Corrigendum: [Title of your Article]»);
  • Reasons for correction (for example,«correction to the text»);
  • Nature of intended correction.

Author Name Change

An author may submit a “name change request” to have their name used in the published article changed due to valid reasons (marriage, religious, gender change). We will make necessary update without publishing notification of correction and will not notify co-authors about such changes. Author may notify co-authors at his/her own discretion.

Retraction

According to the COPE Guidelines, “retraction is a mechanism for correcting the literature and alerting readers to articles that contain such seriously flawed or erroneous content or data that their findings and conclusions cannot be relied upon”.

We are considering the following reasons for possible article withdrawal.

Take note!

  • Potential retractions are carefully investigated by the editorial office prior to making a final decision. If necessary, the editorial office will consult with institutions where authors are employed.
  • Notice of retraction for each retracted article will be displayed on the SED website.
  • Readers may report to editorial office any articles that may need to be retracted by emailing to sed@ieu.edu.ua, and provide sufficient evidence.