Correction and Retraction

The published record must be reliable, and when something in it is wrong, the way to keep it reliable is to say so openly. Jurnal Pendidikan Karakter (JPKA) corrects and, where necessary, retracts published articles in accordance with the COPE retraction guidelines. Articles are never silently changed, and never removed.

☰ The Four Kinds of Notice

Notice When it is used
Correction (erratum / corrigendum) A part of the article is wrong, but the findings and conclusions stand. An erratum corrects an error introduced by the journal; a corrigendum corrects an error made by the authors.
Expression of concern There is a credible but unresolved concern about the article — an investigation is under way, or the evidence is inconclusive. It is a temporary notice and is replaced by a correction, a retraction, or a statement of resolution once the matter is settled.
Retraction The findings are unreliable, through honest error or misconduct; or the article is plagiarised, duplicates earlier work, reports unethical research, or was published on the basis of a manipulated review.
Withdrawal An article is removed before formal publication — for example, an accepted manuscript found to be duplicated before it appears in an issue.

▣ How Notices Are Published

  • Every notice is a citable item with its own title, naming the article it concerns, and is linked to and from that article.
  • The notice states plainly what is wrong, which part of the article is affected, and who is responsible for the notice — the authors, the editors, or both.
  • A retracted article stays online in full. It is marked clearly as retracted, with a watermark on the PDF and a statement on the article page, so that readers who find it later understand its status.
  • Indexing services and databases are informed so that the retraction travels with the record.
  • Where only part of an article is affected and the rest stands, the journal says so, rather than retracting the whole.

↻ Procedure

  1. A concern is raised by an author, a reader, a reviewer, or an editor, in writing to the editorial office.
  2. The Editor-in-Chief assesses the concern and gathers the evidence, following the Research Misconduct procedure where misconduct is alleged.
  3. The authors are informed and given the opportunity to respond, normally within 30 days.
  4. The editors decide which notice, if any, is required, and draft it. Where possible the notice is agreed with all authors; where agreement cannot be reached, the notice says who dissents, and the editors may publish it on their own authority.
  5. The notice is published in the next available issue and linked to the original article.
⚑ For authors. If you discover a significant error in your published article, write to the editorial office promptly at jpk@uny.ac.id. Reporting your own error is not held against you; leaving it unreported is the greater failing.

⚖ Retraction Is Not a Verdict on the Authors

A retraction corrects the scientific record; it is not in itself a finding of misconduct. Articles are retracted for honest error as well as for misconduct, and the notice states which it is, so that the authors are not left under a suspicion the evidence does not support.

See also the Publication Ethics, Research Misconduct, and Post-publication Discussions.