Retraction & Correction

Retraction JKS retracts articles that compromise scientific integrity. Reasons include:

• Major ethical violation

• Plagiarism or self-plagiarism

• Data fabrication or falsification

• Misleading author statements

• Breach of publication ethics

Process:

• Article remains online with a “Retracted” label.

• Retraction reason is published transparently.

• DOI remains active and indicates retraction.

Correction (Erratum) Minor errors not affecting scientific results are corrected.

• Errors are evaluated by the editorial team.

• If necessary, a separate erratum notice is published.

• The correction is linked to the original article.