Correction and Retraction

Journal of Education Policy and Management Studies (JEPAMS) 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 only be made under the circumstances outlined below. JEPAMS places great importance on the authority of articles after they have been published, and this policy is based on best practices 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 a notice of erratum is provided. The Erratum is made freely available to all readers and is linked to the corrected article.

Retraction

A Retraction is a notice that a published paper should no longer be regarded as part of the scientific literature. Retractions are issued if there is clear evidence that the findings are unreliable, whether as a result of misconduct or honest error; if the findings have previously been published elsewhere without proper referencing, permission, or justification; if the work is plagiarized; or if the work reports unethical research.

To protect the integrity of the scholarly record, the retracted article is not removed from the online journal. Instead, a notice of retraction is provided, made freely available to all readers, and linked to the retracted article.

Retractions may be published by the authors when they have discovered substantial scientific errors. In other cases, the Editors or Publisher may conclude that retraction is appropriate. In all cases, the retraction notice 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, this will also be 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 subsequent to publication. It is issued by the Publisher and is used in cases where typographical or production errors that are the responsibility of the Publisher affect the integrity of the article metadata, such as the title, author list, or byline, or significantly affect the readers' ability to comprehend the article.

In such cases, the original article is removed and replaced with a corrected version. The Publisher's Note is made freely available to all readers.

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

The date on which the correction is made is noted on the corrected article. Authors should also be aware that an original article may only be removed and replaced with a corrected version within one year of the original publication date. Corrections to an article with a publication date older than one year will only be documented through a Publisher's Note.

For further guidance, JEPAMS follows the COPE Guidelines for Retracting Articles.