Correction and Retraction

ErratumRetractionPublisher’s Note

Societas Law Review takes its responsibility to maintain the integrity and completeness of the scholarly record of its content for all end users very seriously. Changes to articles after they have been published online may be made only under the circumstances outlined below. The journal places great importance on the authority of articles after publication, and this policy is based on best practice in the academic publishing community.

Erratum

An Erratum is a statement by the authors of the original paper that briefly describes any correction(s) resulting from errors or omissions. Any effects on the conclusions of the paper should be noted. The corrected article is not removed from the online journal, but notice of the erratum is given. The Erratum is made freely available to all readers and is linked to the corrected article.

Retraction

A Retraction is a notice that the paper should not be regarded as part of the scholarly literature. Retractions are issued if:

◆there is clear evidence that the findings are unreliable, whether as a result of misconduct or honest error;
◆the findings have previously been published elsewhere without proper referencing, permission, or justification;
◆the work is plagiarized; or
◆the work reports unethical research.

To protect the integrity of the record, the retracted article is not removed from the online journal. Instead, notice of the retraction is given, is made freely available to all readers, and is linked to the retracted article.

Retractions can be published by the authors when they have discovered substantial scholarly errors; in other cases, the Editors or Publisher may conclude that retraction is appropriate. In all cases, the retraction indicates the reason for the action and who is responsible for the decision. If a retraction is made without the unanimous agreement of the authors, that is also noted.

In rare and extreme cases involving legal infringement, the Publisher may redact or remove an article. Bibliographic information about the article will be retained to ensure the integrity of the scholarly record.

Publisher’s Note

A Publisher’s Note notifies readers that an article has been corrected after publication. It is issued by the Publisher and is used where typographical or production errors (which are the fault of the Publisher) affect the integrity of the article metadata (such as the title, author list, or byline) or will significantly affect readers’ ability to comprehend the article. Publisher’s Notes are freely available to all readers.

Minor errors that do not affect the integrity of the metadata or a reader’s ability to understand an article, and that do not involve a scholarly error or omission, will be corrected at the discretion of the Publisher.

Replacement of the article. Where the correction is made less than one year after the original publication date, the original article is removed and replaced with a corrected version, and the date of the correction is noted on the corrected article. Corrections to an article published more than one year earlier are documented by a Publisher’s Note only.

Related Guidance

The following guideline may also be helpful: COPE Guidelines for Retracting Articles.