Policies Retraction or Corrections

• Erratum: An error introduced by the publisher that affects the integrity of the scholarly record, the reputation of the authors, or the reputation of Applis Publishers.

• Corrigendum: An error introduced by the author(s) that affects the integrity of the scholarly record, the reputation of the authors, or the reputation of Applis Publishers.

• Retraction: Withdrawal of a published paper due to invalid results or conclusions. All authors of a paper must sign a retraction request, indicating the error and describing how it affects the paper’s conclusions. If authors are not in unanimous agreement in requesting a retraction, the pertinent Editor-in-Chief will consult Associate Editors and, as necessary, external reviewers and apply the category of amendment that appears most appropriate, indicating dissenting authors in the text of the published amendment.

• Corrigendum: An error introduced by the author(s) that affects the integrity of the scholarly record, the reputation of the authors, or the reputation of Applis Publishers.

If an author feels strongly that an inappropriate decision has been made on their decision, then Applis Publishers allows them to make a single Appeal.

Appeals must be submitted with detailed information as to why the original decision was in error.

We will first approach the original academic editor and determine whether, in light of this feedback, they now wish to change their mind. If they do not, then a second Academic Editor (or in some cases a committee of Academic Editors) will be asked to make an adjudication. In some cases this may involve re-review of the article.