Jivaro Journal

Corrections & Retractions

Jivaro Journal treats corrections, clarifications, expressions of concern, retractions, removals, and withdrawals as part of maintaining the scholarly record. The goal is not to hide error. The goal is to handle it clearly.

This policy covers submitted manuscripts, accepted articles in production, published articles, author withdrawal requests, post-publication updates, integrity reports, and article-record changes.

Corrections Clarifications Expressions of Concern Retractions Removals Withdrawals

Scope

Full lifecycle policy

This page separates pre-publication handling from post-publication correction and retraction handling so authors and readers understand what kind of action may apply.

Pre-publication handling

Issues found before publication may affect screening, peer review, revisions, acceptance, production, or author-requested withdrawal. A manuscript may be returned, paused, corrected, rejected, withdrawn, or revised before it becomes part of the published record.

Post-publication handling

Issues found after publication may require a public record change. Depending on severity, Jivaro Journal may add a minor update, correction notice, clarification notice, editorial note, expression of concern, retraction notice, or removal notice.

Notice types

How article-record changes are labeled

Different problems require different notices. Jivaro Journal does not treat every issue as a retraction, and it does not treat serious integrity concerns as minor updates.

Notice type
Used when
Record handling
Minor update
A typo, formatting issue, broken link, display issue, metadata error, or non-substantive problem does not affect meaning.
May be made silently or with an updated date when useful.
Correction notice
A factual, analytical, data, figure, table, authorship, affiliation, or wording error affects the article record but does not invalidate the article.
A correction notice may be added and the article may be updated.
Clarification notice
Wording was unclear, incomplete, or easy to misread, but the article is not necessarily wrong.
Clarifying language may be added to the article or article record.
Editorial note
The journal needs to add context about a concern, limitation, process issue, unresolved matter, or article-record change.
The note may remain attached to the article while the record is clarified.
Expression of concern
A serious issue is under investigation and the final outcome is not yet clear.
A public notice may be added while evidence, author responses, or institutional information are reviewed.
Retraction
An article is unreliable, unethical, seriously flawed, plagiarized, fabricated, duplicated, falsified, or otherwise not fit to remain part of the scholarly record as valid work.
The article record may remain accessible with a clear retraction notice unless removal is required.
Removal
Rare legal, privacy, safety, copyright, court-order, personal-data, or serious harm reasons require removal or restricted access.
A record may be preserved where possible, but harmful or unlawful material may be removed.
Withdrawal
An author requests withdrawal before publication, or the journal withdraws a manuscript from consideration before final publication.
Handled as a pre-publication action unless an article has already been published.

Integrity triggers

Issues that may trigger review

Reports can come from readers, authors, reviewers, editors, institutions, or third parties. A concern does not automatically mean misconduct occurred, but serious reports should be assessable.

Factual, analytical, or methodological errors

Factual errors, citation errors, unsupported claims, statistical problems, methodological concerns, analytical errors, interpretation errors, or conclusions that no longer follow from the evidence.

Data, code, figures, tables, and materials

Data availability issues, data integrity concerns, reproducibility problems, code problems, figure or image issues, chart errors, table errors, supplementary-material problems, or inaccessible materials.

Authorship, affiliations, funding, and conflicts

Authorship disputes, contributor errors, affiliation errors, missing acknowledgments, funding concerns, undisclosed conflicts of interest, or inaccurate disclosure statements.

Research ethics and publication integrity

Plagiarism, duplicate publication, text recycling, fabricated data, falsified results, manipulated images, ethics approval concerns, consent issues, human-subjects concerns, animal-research concerns, clinical issues, privacy problems, or sensitive-data misuse.

AI, automation, legal, and safety concerns

AI misuse, fabricated sources, undisclosed AI use, improper automated-tool use, copyright issues, confidentiality breaches, legal concerns, personal-data exposure, or safety risks.

Process

How reports are handled

Jivaro Journal may handle simple corrections quickly, but serious research-integrity concerns may require author contact, documentation review, expert input, or institutional consultation.

1

Report

A concern is submitted by a reader, author, reviewer, editor, institution, or third party.

2

Assess

Jivaro performs an initial editorial assessment to determine scope, severity, and evidence quality.

3

Investigate

Authors, reviewers, experts, institutions, publishers, legal counsel, or ethics bodies may be consulted when needed.

4

Decide

The journal decides whether to update, correct, clarify, note concern, retract, remove, reject, or take no action.

5

Record

The article record, metadata, notice, or publication status may be updated where appropriate.

Report a concern

What to include in a report

Reports should be specific enough for Jivaro Journal to assess. Vague reports, abusive claims, promotional complaints, retaliation, or unsupported accusations may be ignored or rejected.

Helpful report details

  • Article title, URL, and DOI or identifier if available.
  • Specific section, figure, table, citation, claim, or data issue.
  • Clear description of the concern.
  • Evidence, documentation, source links, or supporting files.
  • Your contact information if a response is needed.

Important boundaries

  • Do not send private data unless necessary and appropriate.
  • Do not submit confidential third-party material without authorization.
  • Do not use the process to suppress legitimate criticism.
  • Do not assume that every report will lead to a public notice.
  • Jivaro does not guarantee a specific timeline or outcome.
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Scholarly record

How the article record may change

The scholarly record should remain understandable. When possible, Jivaro Journal favors transparent article-record updates over silent changes.

Article text
The article may be updated, corrected, clarified, marked, or left unchanged depending on the issue.
Notice
A correction notice, clarification notice, editorial note, expression of concern, retraction notice, removal notice, or withdrawal note may be added when appropriate.
Metadata
Metadata, publication status, dates, author details, affiliations, DOI-related information, indexing records, or article labels may be updated where practical.
Access
Retracted articles may remain accessible with a clear notice unless removal is required for legal, privacy, safety, copyright, or serious harm reasons.
Licensing
Open-access licensing and copyright notices remain subject to the article’s publication terms unless a specific legal or editorial action requires different handling.

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