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当作者请求的修改更为显著(特别是在涉及科学内容时)时,该问题将提请主编注意,主编将监督纠正过程。对于已发表文章中需要纠正的重大问题,也可能由读者(非文章作者)向编辑部报告。这些情况将首先由主编考虑,在做出最终决定之前,会联系文章的作者。报告问题的个人的身份不会与文章的作者分享。
在极少数情况下,当文章的正确性受到严重损害时,可能会考虑撤回文章。给编辑的信件(如上所述)也将被视为表达替代观点的一种方式,这些观点对期刊所服务的科学社区具有重大科学意义。无论以何种方式报告,文章中的明显重大错误通常最好通过发布勘误表并对文章进行修改来纠正。
Post-publication Corrections and Commentary
All issues relating to published articles should be reported by email, ykxb@gzzoc.com. When a corresponding author reports an error in their published article, it can usually be corrected by publishing an Erratum and making changes to the article. When the change is straightforward (e.g. misspelling of an author name, correction of grant information, etc.), it can be done by journal staff.
When a change requested by an author is more significant (especially when related to the scientific content of the article), it will be brought to the attention of the Editor-in-Chief (EIC), who will oversee the correction process. Significant issues in a published article that need correction may also be reported by a reader (who is not an author of the article) to the editorial office. These will always be considered first by the EIC, and the authors of the article will be contacted before a final decision about the correction is made by the EIC. The identity of the person reporting the issue will not be shared with the authors of the article.
In rare cases, when the validity of the article is sufficiently compromised, retraction of the article will be considered. Letters to the editor (as described above) will also be considered as a way of expressing alternative points of view that are of significant scientific interest to the community served by the journal. Clear significant errors in articles, no matter how they are reported, are usually better corrected by publishing Erratum and making changes to the articles.