Errata, corrections and retractions

The manuscripts published in the journal “Apuntes de Bioética” will remain unaltered. However, the journal's editorial team, under the recommendation of the Comittee on Publication Ethics (COPE), may address exceptional circumstances in which a published article is subject to corrections, retractions or deletion.
   ERRATA AND CORRECTIONS

Errata or corrections will be considered when an error or omission is commented on in a manuscript that: affects the registration of the publication, the reputation of the authorship or the prestige of the journal; The academic integrity of the manuscript will remain intact.

There are two assumptions that can arise:

  • When the journal makes an error or omission in the production of a manuscript, in this case an errata notice will be published.

  • When the error or omission lies with the author(s), a correction notice will be issued.

In both cases, the following procedure will be followed:

  1. The manuscript will be corrected as appropriate.

  2. An unnumbered page will be added to the end of the manuscript, which will include the 'erratum notice' or 'correction notice' signed by the Editor-in-Chief of the journal.

  3. In the summary metadata, the 'errata notice' or 'correction notice' will be added at the end.

  4. In the XML of the manuscript, the content of the 'errata notice' or 'correction notice' will be added at the end.

   RETRACTATIONS

Retraction will be considered when it involves: a major error that invalidates the conclusions and contributions of the manuscript, due to misconduct in research or publication.

For the retraction request to proceed, the following criteria must be met:

  • If there is clear evidence that the data, information and processing are unreliable in the manuscript, whether due to error or misconduct.

  • If the manuscript has previously been published in a redundant or duplicate manner.

  • If the material or data contained in the manuscript does not have authorization for use.

  • If it falls into an evident case of fraudulent authorship.

  • If the manuscript is plagiarized.

  • Whether peer review is involved and evidence is available.

  • Whether peer review is involved and evidence is available.

If the retraction occurs, the following procedure will be followed:

  1. Before the title of the manuscript, the retraction will be recorded: 'Article retracted: [title of article]'.

  2. A watermark indicating 'retracted article' will be added to each page of the published manuscript.

  3. At the beginning of the published version of the manuscript, on a new page without pagination, a 'retraction note' signed by the Editor-in-Chief of the journal will be added.

  4. In the summary metadata the 'retraction note' will be added at the end.

  5. In the XML version the content of the retracted manuscript will be deleted.

   ELIMINATION OF ITEMS

When it does not qualify as a correction or retraction and these are extremely serious exceptional cases, the elimination of a manuscript may only occur in the following cases:

  • When ordered by court order or by the competent authority.

  • When it poses a serious risk to health.

  • When necessary for reasons duly justified by the Editorial Committee.

In case of deletion of the manuscript, the following procedure will be followed:

  1. Before the title of the manuscript, 'Article deleted: [title of article]' will be indicated.

  2. The manuscript in its entirety will be replaced by a document stating that it has been eliminated and the reason behind it, followed by the signature of the Editor-in-Chief of the journal at the end of the document.

  3. The metadata will be preserved, as well as the authorship and title of the manuscript.

  4. The summary metadata will be replaced by the 'deletion notice'.