When things go wrong: correcting the scientific record
A reliable scientific literature is crucial for an efficient research process. Peer review remains a highly successful quality assurance mechanism, but it does not always prevent data and image aberrations and the publication of flawed data. Journals need to be in a position to detect such problems and take proportionate action. Publishers should apply consistent policies to correcting the published literature and adopt versioning. The scientific community ought to encourage corrections.
Source: EMBO Journal - Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Pulverer, B. Tags: Editorial Source Type: research
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