Corrections Retractions and Concerns

Journal of Clinical Medicine of Kazakhstan strives to ensure that all published articles adhere to the Recommendations for Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publishing of Scholarly Work by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) (http://www.icmje.org/icmje-recommendations.pdf), as well as the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) (https://publicationethics.org/guidance).  

We aim to maintain the integrity of our academic record and ensure that any inaccurate, misleading, or distorted reports are promptly corrected and prominently acknowledged. If an investigation reveals that an article is fraudulent, it will be retracted, clearly identified for readers and indexing systems.

Corrections

Errors in published papers may be corrected in the form of a correction or erratum, when the Editor-in-Chief deems it appropriate to notify the journal's readers about a previous mistake and makes a change to the error in the published article. The correction or erratum will be published as a new article in the journal and will reference the original published article.

Retractions

Retractions occur when there are serious errors in an article that invalidates the conclusions. They also occur in cases of publication misconduct, such as plagiarism, duplicate publication, or unethical research.

JCMK follows best industry practices and COPE guidelines to implement the following procedure if a retraction is confirmed:

1. A retraction notice titled "Retraction: [Article title]" signed by the authors and/or editor is published in a subsequent issue of the journal and included in the table of contents.

2. In the electronic version, there is a link to the original article.

3. The online article is preceded by a screen with a retraction note. This is where the link takes the reader; they can then proceed to the actual article.

4. The original article remains unchanged, except for a watermark in the PDF that indicates on each page that it has been retracted.

Editorial expressions of concern

Where there is substantial doubt about the honesty or integrity of a submitted or published article, the journal's editors may consider issuing a statement of concern. These statements should only be made if an investigation into the issues related to the article has been inconclusive, and if there are strong indicators that the concerns raised are valid. In some rare cases, a statement of editorial concern may also be issued while an investigation is ongoing, even if a final judgment on the matter is not yet available.

The statement of concern will be directly linked to the published article in question.