Corrections in an electronic environment
2007
Publishing Corrections in Scientific Articles
Commentary
Author Information
Author(s): Melissa L Norton, Deborah C Saltman
Primary Institution: BioMed Central
Hypothesis
How should corrections and retractions be effectively communicated in electronic publications?
Conclusion
BioMed Central is considering a policy to directly correct online publications to ensure accurate representation of scientific work.
Supporting Evidence
- Retractions are often due to unintentional mistakes rather than misconduct.
- 235 retracted articles were cited 2034 times after the retraction notice was posted.
Takeaway
This article talks about how important it is to fix mistakes in scientific papers and how to do it better online.
Potential Biases
Authors are employees of BioMed Central, which may influence their perspective.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
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