How can I help a friend self-publish an incorrect scientific paper?
Asked by: Casey Hart
What to do if you find a mistake in a published paper?
No further corrections for the print issue are accepted once the author has sent the corrected page proofs. However, it might be possible for the correction to be made in the online version. You can ask if it would be possible to make the correction in the print issue of the journal.
Can I correct an error in my manuscript after it has been submitted?
In these situations, it is best to inform the editor about the error as soon as possible. Please email the journal either through the submission system or on the email address provided by the journal. Please mention the manuscript title, manuscript ID, and the mistake in the submitted file in your email.
Can published papers be wrong?
Mistakes in academic publishing happen for all sorts of reasons. They range from simple typographic errors to willful manipulation of findings or results. The way in which these errors are handled depends largely on their severity or magnitude and whether they were intentional.
How do you fix a published article?
Correction notice
- Correct the online article.
- Issue a separate correction notice electronically linked back to the corrected version.
- Add a footnote to the article displaying the electronic link to the correction notice.
- Paginate and make available the correction notice in the online issue of the journal.
Can a published article be edited?
If it is in-press, u can ask them to make changes and it is possible too in some Journals..But, once it is published according to the date/month of issue, then for sure can’t be modified….Only choice is to prepare Erratum and request editor to mention it in the next issue…..
Can a research paper be wrong?
Nothing will happen if your conclusions are “wrong”, but were appropriately drawn. Researchers make wrong conclusions all the time. Conclusions are based on the information available at the time. In a research paper you describe what you did, how you did it, and the conclusions that you drew from what you did.
When a paper is already submitted to a publication no submission to another should be done *?
Q: Is it true that when a paper has been submitted to one publication, it should not be submitted to another one? So, you should wait to hear from the first journal before submitting to another journal. At times, you may choose to withdraw the paper from the first journal and then submit to another.