Correction and Retraction Policy

The Asian Educational Therapist is committed to maintaining the integrity and completeness of the scholarly record. We follow the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines for corrections, retractions, and related actions.

1. Article Corrections

A Correction Notice will be issued when an error or omission affects the interpretation of the article, but the scholarly integrity remains intact.

Corrections fall into the following categories:

  • Publisher Correction (Erratum): For errors made by the journal or publisher (e.g., production errors)

  • Author Correction (Corrigendum): For errors made by the authors

  • Addendum: To add important new information or explanations that enhance the reader’s understanding of the original article

Corrections are bidirectionally linked to the original article and clearly displayed on both the HTML and PDF versions.

2. Expression of Concern

An Expression of Concern may be issued by the editors if there is serious concern about the integrity of a published article, but an investigation has not yet concluded or conclusive evidence is unavailable. This notice will remain until the investigation is complete.

3. Article Retractions

A Retraction will be issued when the integrity of the article is substantially undermined due to errors, misconduct, or new evidence that invalidates the main conclusions.

The journal will consider retraction if:

  • There is clear evidence of research or publication misconduct (e.g., plagiarism, data fabrication, falsification, duplicate publication).

  • There are major errors in methodology, analysis, or reporting that invalidate the findings.

  • The article violates ethical standards (e.g., lack of ethics approval).

Retractions follow COPE’s Retraction Guidelines. The retraction notice will be clearly linked to the original article. The original article remains accessible with a prominent “Retracted” watermark on the PDF.

4. Article Withdrawal

Withdrawal applies only to articles accepted but not yet formally published (e.g., Articles in Press). It is used in cases of duplicate submission, plagiarism, or ethical violations discovered before final publication.

5. Article Removal

Removal is extremely rare and occurs only in cases where the article is defamatory, infringes legal rights, violates court orders, or poses a serious health risk. In such cases, the metadata (title and authors) remains, while the content is replaced with a removal notice.

General Procedures

  • All decisions are made by the editorial board, often after consulting the authors.

  • Authors are encouraged to notify the journal promptly of any errors.

  • Correction or retraction notices are published as separate citable articles.

  • The journal may inform authors’ institutions when appropriate.

Questions regarding this policy should be directed to the Editor at editor.journal@aet.sg.