Every article published, either in the print issue or online, constitutes the version of record  the final, definitive, and citable version of the scholarly record (see NISO 2008). 

 

Erratum or Publisher Correction

Errors in published papers may be identified as a corrigendum or erratum when the Editor-in-Chief considers it appropriate to inform the journal readership about a previous error and correct it in the published article. The corrigendum or erratum will appear as a new journal article and cite the original published article.

Withdrawal, Retraction Policy

Article published in IHJ will be considered for retraction if: 1) There is clear evidence that the findings are unreliable, either due to error (e.g., data fabrication) or honest mistake (e.g., calculation error or experimental error). 2) Previous findings have been published elsewhere without proper cross-referencing, permission, or justification (i.e., a case of over-publication). 3) There is evidence of plagiarism. 4) The paper reports unethical research practices. The retraction process adheres to the Retraction Guidelines provided by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), which can be accessed at RETRACTION GUIDELINES