Corrections, Retractions, Complaints and Appeals

JAMRIS is committed to maintaining the integrity, transparency, and reliability of the scholarly record. The journal provides procedures for handling corrections, retractions, complaints, and appeals in a fair, consistent, and evidence-based manner.

Complaints may relate to the editorial process, peer review, publication ethics, conflicts of interest, authorship, or the conduct of editors, reviewers, authors, or the publisher. Complaints should be submitted in writing to the editorial office and should include sufficient detail and supporting information to allow assessment of the matter.

Appeals may be submitted when an author believes that a decision was affected by a significant factual misunderstanding, procedural irregularity, or failure to consider relevant information. Appeals must be reasoned, specific, and submitted in writing. The journal may review the appeal internally and, where appropriate, seek further editorial or external advice. The submission of an appeal does not guarantee reversal of the original decision.

If a published article contains a significant error that affects the accuracy, clarity, or integrity of the scholarly record, the journal may publish a correction, erratum, or corrigendum, as appropriate. Corrections are intended to address errors that do not invalidate the overall findings of the work.

If there is clear evidence that the findings of a published article are unreliable, that the work involves plagiarism, duplicate publication, serious ethical misconduct, data fabrication, data falsification, or other major breaches of publication ethics, the journal may retract the article.

In cases where serious concerns have been raised but the available evidence is inconclusive or an investigation is still ongoing, the journal may publish an expression of concern.

In exceptional circumstances, the journal may remove content from public access if required for legal reasons, including but not limited to defamation, infringement of legal rights, court order, or serious privacy violations. In such cases, the journal will seek to preserve the integrity of the scholarly record by retaining appropriate bibliographic information and, where possible, a public notice explaining the reason for removal.

The journal will assess reported concerns in a confidential, fair, and proportionate manner. The editorial office may request explanations, documentation, source materials, or institutional clarification where necessary. Where appropriate, the journal may contact the authors’ institutions or other relevant bodies.

Depending on the nature and seriousness of the case, the journal may take appropriate action, including correction, expression of concern, retraction, removal, rejection of a manuscript, suspension of editorial processing, or other editorial measures.

Authors are expected to cooperate with the journal if concerns arise regarding a submitted or published manuscript. Failure to cooperate with a justified editorial inquiry may itself be taken into account in the journal’s assessment of the case.

Complaints and appeals should be submitted to the editorial office at: office@jamris.org