Correction and Retraction

Padjadjaran Journal of Dentistry (PJD) upholds its responsibility to maintain the integrity and completeness of the scholarly record with the utmost seriousness. Changes to published articles may only be made under specific circumstances as outlined below. PJD places great importance on the authority of published works, and this policy follows best practices in the academic publishing community.

An Erratum is a statement by the authors of the original article that briefly describes corrections resulting from errors or omissions. Any impact on the conclusions of the paper should be clearly indicated. The corrected article remains available online; however, a notice of erratum is issued, made freely accessible to all readers, and linked to the corrected article.

A Retraction is a formal notice indicating that an article should not be regarded as part of the scientific literature. Retractions are issued if there is clear evidence that findings are unreliable due to misconduct or honest error, if the findings have been published elsewhere without proper referencing, permission, or justification, if the work is plagiarized, or if the work reports unethical research. The retracted article is not removed from the online journal; instead, a notice of retraction is issued, made freely available, and linked to the retracted article. Retractions may be initiated by the authors when substantial scientific errors are discovered, or by the Editors or Publisher if considered appropriate. All retractions will indicate the reasons for the action and the party responsible for the decision. If a retraction is issued without unanimous agreement of the authors, this will also be noted. In rare and extreme cases involving legal infringement, the Publisher may redact or remove an article. Bibliographic information about the article will always be retained to preserve the scholarly record.

A Publisher’s Note is issued to notify readers that an article has been corrected after publication. This applies in cases where typographical or production errors (the responsibility of the Publisher) affect the accuracy of article metadata (such as title, authorship, or byline) or significantly impair readers’ understanding of the article. In such cases, the original article is removed and replaced with a corrected version. Publisher’s Notes are freely available to all readers. Minor errors that do not affect the integrity of metadata, scientific content, or readers’ comprehension will be corrected at the discretion of the Publisher. Authors should note that a corrected version can only replace the original article within one year after the original publication date. For articles published more than one year earlier, corrections will only be documented through a Publisher’s Note.

This policy aligns with the COPE Guidelines for Retracting Articles.