Correction and Retraction

The articles and other documents published in Fortunatae will remain current, exact, and unaltered as far as possible. However, exceptional circumstances may arise in which a published article must then be corrected, retracted, or even withdrawn. Such actions will take place after careful consideration by the journal’s editorial team, in accordance with the recommended guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), to ensure the transparency and integrity of the scholarly record.

Errata

An erratum notice will be published when it is necessary to correct an error or omission committed by the journal after publication and which may affect the publication record, or the reputation of the authors or the journal, but where the academic integrity of the article remains intact. The notice must provide clear details of the error and the changes made to the document.

Corrections

A correction notice will be published when it is necessary to correct an error or omission committed by an author which affects the publication record, or the reputation of the authors or the journal, but where the academic integrity of the article remains intact. The notice must provide clear details of the error and the changes made to the document.

Retractions

A retraction notice will be published when an important error invalidates the conclusions of an article, or when misconduct has occurred in the research or publication process. A retraction notice will be published separately and entitled: ‘Retraction: [title of the article]’, which will be linked to the retracted article. The notice will be signed by the journal editors.

Elimination of articles

An article will be eliminated in exceptional circumstances, in which the problems are severe and cannot be managed by a correction or retraction notice. In this case, the metadata will be maintained (authors and title), and the text will be replaced by a document indicating that the article has been eliminated for legal reasons.