Retraction Policy

Journal of Sports Medicine and Orthopedics Advances follows COPE Retraction Guidelines.

Journal editors should examine retracting a publication if:

• they have a clear sign that the conclusions are misleading, either as a sequence of wrongdoing (e.g., data fabrication) or honest mistake (e.g., miscalculation or trial error)
• the research work has already been published elsewhere without proper crossreferencing, approval or justification (i.e., instances of irrelevant publication)
• it constitutes plagiarism
• it reports unethical research

Journal editors should grant issuing an expression of interest if:

• they receive uncertain proof of research or publication wrongdoing by the authors
• there is proof that the conclusions are misleading, but the authors' establishment will not review the claim
• they consider that research into alleged offence related to the publication either has not been or would not be, open and unbiased or conclusive
• an inquiry is underway, but a decision will not be possible for a substantial period

Journal editors should consider issuing a correction if:

• a meagre part of an otherwise decent publication determines to be misleading (mostly because of fair error)
• the author/contributor list is incorrect or not given a substantial role (omitted or someone who doesn't meet the authorship criteria) in the research work

Retractions are not usually relevant if:

• a change of authorship is needed, but there is no basis for questioning the soundness of the judgments

Notices of retraction should:

• be linked to the retracted article wheresoever feasible (i.e., in all electronic versions)
• recognise the retracted article (e.g., by including the title and authors in the retraction heading)
• be classified as a retraction (i.e., distinct from other types of revision or remark)
• be published immediately to lessen adverse impacts from misleading publications